bracer

bracer is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.A covering to protect the arm of the bowman from the vibration of the string; also, a brassart. Chaucer.
  2. 2.A medicine, as an astringent or a tonic, which gives tension or tone to any part of the body. Johnson.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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