brace abox

Verb

Meaning

brace abox (third-person singular simple present braces abox, present participle bracing abox, simple past and past participle braced abox)

(nautical, dated) To bring the foreyards flat aback to stop the ship.

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Close letter words and terms

brace brace aback brace about brace and bit brace by brace house