- 1. n. Buckwheat. Source: opted
- 2. n. Alt. of Branks Source: opted
- 3. v. i. To hold up and toss the head; -- applied to horses as spurning the bit. Source: opted
- 4. v. i. To prance; to caper. Source: opted
- 5. Buckwheat. [Local, Eng.] Halliwell. 1. A sort of bridle with wooden side pieces. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] Jamieson. 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. 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. Source: webster
- 6. Buckwheat. [Local, Eng.] Halliwell. Source: adambom
- 7. n. Buckwheat. n. Alt. of Branks v. i. To hold up and toss the head; -- applied to horses as spurning the bit. v. i. To prance; to caper. Source: ecdict
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