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 ( see brace (noun)) + -ure -ure

Example Sentences

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

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

At week's end Turkey's Foreign Minister S�kr� Saracoglu made a speech indicating that, even in Cairo, Anthony Eden was a bracer.

From Time Magazine Archive

But not for long: the Government realized that a show is as much of a wartime bracer as a whiskey-&-soda, soon permitted every theatre in London to stay open till 10:45 or 11 p.m.

From Time Magazine Archive

With these as a bracer for the day, Frightful and I would stamp out into the snow and reel down the mountain.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George