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Brail
Pronunciation : Brail
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. brayle furling rope, OF. braiol a band placed around the breeches, fr.F. braies, pl., breeches, fr.L. braca, bracae, breeches, a Gallic word; cf. Arm. bragez. Cf. Breeches.]
Definition : 1. (Falconry)
Defn: A thong of soft leather to bind up a hawk's wing.
2. pl. (Naut.)
Defn: Ropes passing through pulleys, and used to haul in or up the leeches, bottoms, or corners of sails, preparatory to furling.
3. A stock at each end of a seine to keep it stretched.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Brail
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To haul up by the brails; -- used with up; as, to brail up a sail.
t. (Naut.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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