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Rarebrails
The correct spelling is brails.
How to pronounce brails
noun
Say it like: Bra-yls
The correct spelling is brails. A small rope used to truss up sails.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A small rope used to truss up sails.
- 2.A thong of soft leather to bind up a hawk's wing.
- 3.A stock at each end of a seine to keep it stretched.
- 4.(in the plural) The feathers around a hawk's rump.
verb
- 1.To reef, shorten or strike sail using brails.
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