Bracing - Law Dictionary Search Results
Bracing
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braced
held up by braces or buttresses
Brace
That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly a bandage or a prop
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Counter brace
The brace of the fore topsail on the leeward side of a vessel
Counterbrace
To brace in opposite directions as to counterbrace the yards i e to brace the head yards one way and
Bracer
That which braces binds or makes firm a band or bandage
Rebrace
To brace again
Bumkin
to haul the fore tack to called a tack bumpkin b One from each quarter for the main brace blocks and called brace bumpkin c A small outrigger over the stern of a boat to extend the
Bridgeing
The system of bracing used between floor or other timbers to distribute the weight
Boxhaul
on the other tack by veering her short round on her heel so called from the circumstance of bracing the head yards abox i e sharp aback on the wind
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