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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Brail has 2 senses
- brail(n = noun.artifact) - a small net used to draw fish into a boat; is a kind of net
- brail(n = noun.artifact) - a small rope (one of several) used to draw a sail in; is a kind of rope
Verb Brail has 2 senses
- brail(v = verb.contact) - take in a sail with a brail; is one way to furl, roll up
- brail(v = verb.competition) - haul fish aboard with brails; is one way to fish
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
Sample sentence:
In the summer they like to go out and Brail
CIDE DICTIONARY
Brail, n. [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.].
- A thong of soft leather to bind up a hawk's wing. [1913 Webster]
- Ropes passing through pulleys, and used to haul in or up the leeches, bottoms, or corners of sails, preparatory to furling. [1913 Webster]
- A stock at each end of a seine to keep it stretched. [1913 Webster]
Brail, v. t.
To haul up by the brails; -- used with up; as, to brail up a sail. [1913 Webster]