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1. (n.) brail
any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
2. (v.t.) brail
to gather or haul in (a sail) by means of brails (usu. fol. by up).
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME, var. of brayell < AF braiel; OF < ML brācāle)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) brail
a small net used to draw fish into a boat
2. (verb) brail
a small rope (one of several) used to draw a sail in
3. (verb) brail
take in a sail with a brail
4. (verb) brail
haul fish aboard with brails
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) brail
a thong of soft leather to bind up a hawk's wing
2. (noun) brail
ropes passing through pulleys, and used to haul in or up the leeches, bottoms, or corners of sails, preparatory to furling
3. (noun) brail
a stock at each end of a seine to keep it stretched
4. (verb) brail
to haul up by the brails; -- used with up; as, to brail up a sail
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