branks

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a punishment device, especially for scolding women, consisting of a cage to enclose the head, with a metal gag for the mouth
A sort of bridle with wooden side pieces
{i} instrument of punishment for women composed of an iron headpiece with a flat iron bit to restrain the tongue (used in the past)
It was an iron frame surrounding the head and having a triangular piece entering the mouth of the scold
A scolding bridle, an instrument formerly used for correcting scolding women
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    () Origin uncertain; perhaps related to German Pranger, Dutch prang.
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