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81Brace height Search — Is the length of a direct line from the back of the grip to the string of a bow. Generally, the lower the brace height, the faster the bow is. It is faster because the shorter brace height means that the power stroke is longer. But, because a… …
82brace bumpkin — Bumkin Bum kin, n. [Boom a beam + kin. See {Bumpkin}.] (Naut.) A projecting beam or boom; as: (a) One projecting from each bow of a vessel, to haul the fore tack to, called a tack bumpkin. (b) One from each quarter, for the main brace blocks, and …
83Brace (sports) — A brace is the act of taking two wickets with two successive deliveries of the ball. The term brace is not very commonly used, especially compared to a hat trick, and after a bowler has taken two wickets in a row, it is more common to say that… …
84Brace Search — Pointers and setters can be run as a brace or two dogs of the same sex hunting in an upland game situation hunting cooperatively. Dogs are taught that they cannot hinder a brace mate when it’s been given a command …
85brace about — verb to brace the ships yards on the opposite tack when going about …
86brace and bits — I Australian Slang breasts II Cockney Rhyming Slang Tits (breasts) Blimey what a brace! …
87brace oneself — prepare for something difficult or unpleasant. → brace …
88brace wrench — noun a wrench shaped like a brace (has a handle shaped like a crank) and a socket head • Hypernyms: ↑wrench, ↑spanner * * * noun : a wrench with a crank shaped handle and socket head …
89brace about — transitive verb or brace around : to turn (a yard of a square rigged ship) about for the opposite tack …
90brace bit — noun : a bit for use in a brace …
