thorough brace
either of two strong braces or bands of leather supporting the body of a coach or other vehicle and connecting the front and back springs.
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How to use thorough brace in a sentence
Nat at a glance made it out as a stage coach of the old-fashioned "thorough-brace type."
The Motor Rangers Through the Sierras | Marvin WestUpon reaching the south-west corner of the enclosure surrounding the building, I perceived a thorough-brace awaiting us.
Hunted Down | Harry GraniceThe heavily-laden coach swayed on its thorough-brace springs and rattled down Sturt Street at the rate of twelve miles an hour.
Nevermore | Rolf Boldrewood
British Dictionary definitions for thorough brace
mainly US either of two strong leather straps upon which the body of certain types of carriage is supported
Derived forms of thorough brace
- thorough-braced, adjective
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