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Brack vs Brank - What's the difference?

brack | brank |

As nouns the difference between brack and brank

is that brack is salt or brackish water while brank is a metal bridle formerly used as a torture device to hold the head of a scold and restrain the tongue.

As a verb brank is

to put someone in the branks.

brack

English

Etymology 1

(etyl) brac.

Noun

(-)
  • (obsolete) Salt or brackish water.
  • (Drayton)

    Etymology 2

    Compare (etyl) braak.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An opening caused by the parting of a solid body; a crack or breach.
  • * J. Fletcher
  • Stain or brack in her sweet reputation.
    (Webster 1913) ----

    brank

    English

    Etymology 1

    Compare Gaelic brangus'', ''brangas'', a sort of pillory, Irish ''brancas'', halter, or Dutch ''pranger , fetter.

    Noun

    (en 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
  • (obsolete, UK, Scotland, dialect, usually, in the plural) A sort of bridle with wooden side pieces.
  • (Jamieson)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To put someone in the branks
  • (UK, Scotland, dialect) To hold up and toss the head; applied to horses as spurning the bit.
  • (Scotland) To prance; to caper.
  • (Jamieson)

    Etymology 2

    Probably of Celtic origin; compare (etyl) (lena) brance, brace, the Gallic name of a particularly white kind of corn.

    Noun

    (-)
  • (UK, dialect) buckwheat
  • (Halliwell)
    (Webster 1913)

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