n. [ Prov. of Celtic origin; cf. L. brance, brace, the Gallic name of a particularly white kind of corn. ] Buckwheat. [ Local, Eng. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To hold up and toss the head; -- applied to horses as spurning the bit. [ Scot. & Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To prance; to caper. [ Scot. ] Jamieson. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Cf. Gael. brangus, brangas, a sort of pillory, Ir. brancas halter, or D. pranger fetter. ] 1. A sort of bridle with wooden side pieces. [ Scot. & Prov. Eng. ] Jamieson. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ 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.) Bear's-breech, or Acanthus. [ 1913 Webster ]