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Brail :: Brail (v. t.) To haul up by the brails; -- used with up; as, to brail up a sail..

Brail :: Brail (n.) A stock at each end of a seine to keep it stretched.

Brail :: Brail (n.) Ropes passing through pulleys, and used to haul in or up the leeches, bottoms, or corners of sails, preparatory to furling..

Plaice :: Plaice (n.) A large American flounder (Paralichthys dentatus; called also brail, puckermouth, and summer flounder. The name is sometimes applied to other allied species..

Peak :: Peak (n.) The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail; -- used in many combinations; as, peak-halyards, peak-brails, etc..

Brail :: Brail (n.) A thong of soft leather to bind up a hawk's wing.

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