What is to haul up by the brails; -- used with up; as, to brail up a sail called?
brail — To haul up by the brails; -- used with up; as, to brail up a sail. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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