英语词汇“branks”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

branks

释义

branks /brangks/ (Scot)

plural noun

(rarely in sing) a bridle
A scold's bridle, with a hinged iron framework to enclose the head and a bit or gag

ORIGIN: Ety very obscure; OFr bernac (see barnacle²); Ger Pranger pillory, Du prang fetter, have been compared

noun

Buckwheat

ORIGIN: Pliny says brance (doubtful reading, perh brace) is the Gallic name of a kind of corn

intransitive verb

ORIGIN: Prob a variant of prank²

brankˈy adjective (Scot)

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