brail

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

2. n. Ropes passing through pulleys, and used to haul in or up the leeches, bottoms, or corners of sails, preparatory to furling. Source: opted

3. n. A stock at each end of a seine to keep it stretched. Source: opted

4. v. t. To haul up by the brails; -- used with up; as, to brail up a sail. Source: opted

5. n. a small net used to draw fish into a boat Source: wordnet

6. n. a small rope (one of several) used to draw a sail in Source: wordnet

7. v. take in a sail with a brail Source: wordnet

8. v. haul fish aboard with brails Source: wordnet

9. 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. To haul up by the brails; -- used with up; as, to brail up a sail. Source: webster

10. n. a small net used to draw fish into a boat n. a small rope (one of several) used to draw a sail in v. take in a sail with a brail Source: ecdict

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