Branks vs Ranks - What's the difference?
branks | ranks |
(plurale tantum) a punishment device, especially for scolding women, consisting of a cage to enclose the head, with a metal gag for the mouth
:* 1836': Plot, in his History of Staffordshire, describes the '''branks used at Newcastle-under-Lyme, and at Walsall, in the reign of James II. — ''The Gentleman's Magazine , July 1836 p.98
*{{quote-news, year=2011
, date=September 27
, author=Alistair Magowan
, title=Bayern Munich 2 - 0 Man City
, work=BBC Sport
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As nouns the difference between branks and ranks
is that branks is (plurale tantum) a punishment device, especially for scolding women, consisting of a cage to enclose the head, with a metal gag for the mouth while ranks is .As a verb ranks is
(rank)''.branks
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(en-plural noun)ranks
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(head)citation, page= , passage=Although it was only City's second appearance in the Champions League, they had plenty of European experience in their ranks and they were confident in possession early on.}}