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Definition of Brail

1. Noun. A small net used to draw fish into a boat.

2. Verb. Take in a sail with a brail.

3. Noun. A small rope (one of several) used to draw a sail in.

4. Verb. Haul fish aboard with brails. "In the summer they like to go out and brail"

Definition of Brail

1. n. A thong of soft leather to bind up a hawk's wing.

2. v. t. To haul up by the brails; -- used with up; as, to brail up a sail.

Definition of Brail

1. Noun. (nautical) a small rope used to truss up sails ¹

2. Verb. To reef, shorten or strike sail using brails. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Brail

1. to haul in a sail [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Brail

1. 1. A thong of soft leather to bind up a hawk's wing. 2. 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. Origin: 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Brail

brahminic brahminical brahmo-somaj brahmoism braid braide braided braider braiders braidest

braiding braidings braidlike braids braies brail (current term) brailed brailing braille brailled

brailler braillers brailles braillewriter braillewriters brailling braillist braillists brails brain

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