See brank in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/46/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-brank.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-brank.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/46/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-brank.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-brank.wav.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-æŋk"
}
],
"word": "brank"
}
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