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Showing words for BRANKS using the English dictionary
6 Letter Words for Branks
branks
5 Letter Words for Branks
banks, barks, barns, brank, brans, karns, kbars, knars, krabs, krans, nabks, ranks, skran, snark
4 Letter Words for Branks
arbs, arks, bank, bans, bark, barn, bars, bask, bran, bras, kabs, kans, karn, kbar, knab, knar, krab, kran, kras, krna, ksar, nabk, nabs, nark, rank, sank, sark, snab, snar
3 Letter Words for Branks
abn, abr, abs, ans, arb, ark, arn, ars, asb, ask, ban, bar, bas, bks, bns, bra, kab, kan, kas, kra, krs, nab, nak, nar, nas, rab, ran, ras, rna, sab, san, sar, ska
Definitions for Branks
[1] Sometimes brank . a device consisting of a headpiece with a flat, iron bit to restrain the tongue, formerly used to punish scolds.
[2] to hold up and toss the head, as a horse when spurning the bit or prancing.
[3] to bridle; restrain.
[4] (formerly) an iron bridle used to restrain scolding women
Words nearby Branks
branford, brangle, brangus, branhamella, brank, branks, branle, brannigan, branny, branson, brant
Origin of Branks
1500–50; (def 1) of uncertain origin; possibly related to German prangen “to adorn oneself, brag”; compare Middle High German brangen, brankieren; possibly 1550-1600; (def 2) of uncertain origin; probably a back formation from Scots branks “a bridle for restraining a scold”
Word origin for Branks
C16: of unknown origin