BRANKIE ADJ. 1. (also BRANKY) showy, gaudy, finely dressed ...1790 Sc. obs. 2. a wooden board for turning cakes on a girdle ...1925 Sc. ETYMOLOGY adj. 1. - from brank (vb. to march in a confident or demonstrative fashion; to strut; to prance) + -y FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1790 - see EXAMPLE below EXAMPLE "...Whare hae ye been fae braw, lad! Whare hae ye been fae brankie O? Whare hae ye been fae braw, lad? Cam ye by Killiecrankie O?..." From: The Scots Musical Museum Vol. III Killiecrankie
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