bracer

¹ American  

[brey-ser] / ˈbreɪ sər /

noun

1. a person or thing that braces, binds, or makes firm.

2. Informal. a stimulating drink, especially one of liquor.

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bracer ² American  

[brey-ser] / ˈbreɪ sər /

noun

Archery.

1. a guard or band worn over the wrist of the bow hand to protect it from the snap of the bowstring.

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bracer ¹ British  

/ ˈbreɪsə /

noun

1. a person or thing that braces

2. informal a tonic, esp an alcoholic drink taken as a tonic

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bracer ² British  

/ ˈbreɪsə /

noun

1. archery fencing a leather guard worn to protect the arm

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Etymology

Origin of bracer¹

First recorded in 1570–80; brace + -er ¹

Origin of bracer²

1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French; Old French braceure, equivalent to brace arm ( brace (noun)) + -ure -ure

Example Sentences

Coffee with lots of sugar instead of alcohol for a bracer is one of his rules, though he does drink sociably.

From Time Magazine Archive

Wodehouse assigned a hangover cure to his most famous fictional creation, Jeeves, the estimable butler famous for his bracer of Worcestershire sauce, raw egg, and pepper.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was hard to take this as anything more than a tough old soldier's morale-stiffening bracer for worse ordeals yet to come.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Royal Navy's success in scotching France's sea power before the Axis could get it was a national bracer.

From Time Magazine Archive

She put the bracer on her left forearm, positioning it to keep her sleeve from interfering with her quick draw, but also to cover the tender inside.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack