About The Word Brail
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What's The Definition Of Brail?
[v] haul fish aboard with brails
[v] take in a sail with a brail Synonyms | Synonyms for Brail: Related Terms | Find terms related to Brail: See Also | fish | furl | roll up Brail In Webster's Dictionary \Brail\, n. [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}.]
1. (Falconry) A thong of soft leather to bind up a hawk's
wing.
2. pl. (Naut.) 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.
\Brail\, v. t. (Naut.) To haul up by the brails; -- used with up; as, to brail up a sail. |
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