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Drank vs Brank - What's the difference?

drank | brank |

In uk|dialect|lang=en terms the difference between drank and brank

is that drank is (uk|dialect) wild oats, or darnel grass while brank is (uk|dialect) buckwheat.

As nouns the difference between drank and brank

is that drank is (slang) dextromethorphan or drank can be (uk|dialect) wild oats, or darnel grass while brank is (usually|in the plural) a metal bridle formerly used as a torture device to hold the head of a scold and restrain the tongue or brank can be (uk|dialect) buckwheat.

As verbs the difference between drank and brank

is that drank is (drink) while brank is to put someone in the branks.

drank

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation spelling of drink

Noun

  • (slang) dextromethorphan
  • (slang) a drink, usually alcoholic
    • Derived terms
    * purple drank
    References
    * ATI

    Verb

    (head)
  • (drink)
    • He drank a lot last night.

    Etymology 2

    Compare drake.

    Noun

  • (UK, dialect) Wild oats, or darnel grass.
    • (Halliwell)
    (Webster 1913) English irregular simple past forms ----

    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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