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Meaning of branks | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

/bɹæŋks/

Definitions

A punishment device, especially for scolding women, consisting of a cage to enclose the head, with a metal gag for the mouth; a scold's bridle.

historical

Examples

“Plot, in his History of Staffordshire, describes the branks used at Newcastle-under-Lyme, and at Walsall, in the reign of James II.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

Branksome Brankston brankursine branle branlin Branly effect