Branks

[bræŋks]

解释:

(n.) A sort of bridle with wooden side pieces.

(n.) A scolding bridle, an instrument formerly used for correcting scolding women. It was an iron frame surrounding the head and having a triangular piece entering the mouth of the scold.

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解释:

n. (seldom in sing.) a scold's bridle having a hinged iron framework to enclose the head and a bit or gag to fit into the mouth and compress the tongue.

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