Definition of "branks" [branks]

• A punishment device, especially for scolding women, consisting of a cage to enclose the head, with a metal gag for the mouth (noun)

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• "The word branchs, (pronounced "branks") in prosobranchs, means 'gill'."
• "So, if I happen to say that branks monkey sagas have spilled onto the pavement alligators aware, just, you know, back away very slowly."
• "It was harnessed in the most simple manner, with a pair of branks, a hair tether, or halter, and a sunk, or cushion of straw, instead of bridle and saddle."