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Branked vs Cranked - What's the difference?

branked | cranked |

As verbs the difference between branked and cranked

is that branked is past tense of brank while cranked is past tense of crank.

As an adjective cranked is

formed with, or having, a bend or crank.

branked

English

Verb

(head)
  • (brank)

    • 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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    cranked

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (crank)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Formed with, or having, a bend or crank.
    • a cranked axle