thorough brace

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noun

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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Origin of thorough brace

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

Words nearby thorough brace

thoro, Thorold, thoron, thorough, thorough bass, thorough brace, thoroughbred, thoroughfare, thoroughgoing, thoroughly, thoroughness

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How to use thorough brace in a sentence

The result was a thorough shellacking of the Democratic party from top to bottom.
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Cammue, whose agency has now performed a thorough assessment of the current cremation process at Boystown, is extremely concerned.
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In an attempt to offer up a thorough document, Brown manages to capture a wide array of people on camera.
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“We got here hours ago,” says a man with a foot brace who's given up his spot in the amorphous line to sit on a folding chair.
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In all likelihood, Democrats should brace for an ugly election night.
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It was a difficulty foreseen long ago in Socialist discussions, but never completely met by the thorough-paced Communist.
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The cultivation, though not always judicious, is generally thorough, there being no lack of hands nor of good will.
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He told her he would probably spend the next day in bed for a thorough rest, and she agreed that that would be a very good idea.
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English Agriculture has a thorough and cleanly aspect which I have rarely observed elsewhere.
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Edwin had to brace himself again, for an assault upon the fastness of the stationmaster.
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British Dictionary definitions for thorough brace

thorough brace

noun

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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