brail

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /bɹeɪl/

Noun

brail (plural brails)

1. (nautical) A small rope used to truss up sails.
2. (falconry) 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

brail (brails, present participle brailing; past and past participle brailed)

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

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