Associations to the word «Brank»
Wiktionary
BRANK, noun. (usually in the plural) A metal bridle formerly used as a torture device to hold the head of a scold and restrain the tongue
BRANK, noun. (obsolete) (UK) (Scotland) (dialect) (usually in the plural) A sort of bridle with wooden side pieces.
BRANK, verb. To put someone in the branks
BRANK, verb. (UK) (Scotland) (dialect) To hold up and toss the head; applied to horses as spurning the bit.
BRANK, verb. (Scotland) To prance; to caper.
BRANK, noun. (UK) (dialect) buckwheat
Wise words
The chief difference between words and deeds is that words
are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds
can be done only for God.