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Branked vs Tranked - What's the difference?

branked | tranked |

As verbs the difference between branked and tranked

is that branked is past tense of brank while tranked is past tense of trank.

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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    tranked

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (trank)

    • trank

    English

    Alternative forms

    * tranq

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang) tranquilizer

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (slang) To tranquilize.
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