main brace
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of main brace
First recorded in 1480–90
Example Sentences
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From England, King George personally ordered an extra round of grog for all hands with the time-honored phrase: "Splice the main brace."
From Time Magazine Archive
Tailing onto the heavy rope of the main brace was a runty, down-cheeked lad of 16 named Jimmy Bisset.
From Time Magazine Archive
Why, they didn't know the catheads from the main brace.
From Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion by Twain, Mark
This extra glass was generally served out by the steward at the companion-way, and the men were summoned to partake of this indulgence by a call to "splice the main brace."
From Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale by Sleeper, John Sherburne
“Walk away with it!” shouted the fourth lieutenant to those at the main brace.
From Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark by Optic, Oliver
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