2. 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.
BRANK
Brank, v. i.
1. To hold up and toss the head; — applied to horses as spurning the bit. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
2. To prance; to caper. [Scot.] Jamieson.
BRANKURSINE Brank"ur*sine, n. Etym: [F. branc-ursine, branch-ursine, fr. LL. branca claw + L. ursinus belonging to a bear (fr. ursus bear), i .e., bear's claw, because its leaves resemble the claws of a bear. Cf. Branch.] (Bot.)
Defn: Bear's-breech, or Acanthus.
BRANLIN
Bran"lin, n. Etym: [Scot. branlie fr. brand.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A young salmon or parr, in the stage in which it has transverse black bands, as if burned by a gridiron.
BRANLIN
Bran"lin, n. Etym: [See Brand.]
Defn: A small red worm or larva, used as bait for small fresh-water fish; — so called from its red color.