brank

n. 口钳

发音

其它 /ˈbɹæŋk/

词形变化

branks 复数 branked branking branks 三单 branking 现在分词 branked 过去式 branked 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A metal bridle formerly used as a torture device to hold the head of a scold and restrain the tongue.

  2. 2.

    A sort of bridle with wooden side pieces.

    苏格兰 英国 方言 废旧
  3. 1.

    Buckwheat.

    英国 方言 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To put someone in the branks.

  2. 2.

    To hold up and toss the head; applied to horses as spurning the bit.

    苏格兰 英国 方言
  3. 3.

    To prance; to caper.

    苏格兰

相关短语

brank new brand new 崭新的,全新的

词源

Compare Scottish Gaelic brangus, brangas (“a sort of pillory”), Irish brancas (“halter”), or Dutch pranger (“fetter”).

来源：wiktionary