mainbrace

/ ˈmeɪnˌbreɪs /

noun

1. nautical a brace attached to the main yard

Example Sentences

They celebrated onboard the ship by ‘splicing the mainbrace’ – an order given for the crew to have an alcoholic drink – but unfortunately, due to Cyril’s age at the time, he was unable to have a tot of rum.

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An on-board extra for Kiss' hard-partying fans is the chance to splice more than just the mainbrace.

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The men on board give a loud cry; the chief mate springs wildly to the starboard quarter, and, making the end of the mainbrace hanging there fast round his waist, drops into the sea.

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She fell now like a lamed elephant at the mercy of the hunters; the canoes, pulling under her237 stern, fired continually upon the deck, killing all who dared to touch the helm, and cutting asunder the mainsheet and mainbrace.

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"No, sir; I ain't going to offer any except 'Hands, splice the mainbrace!'"

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