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brails — n. ropes on edge of sail for hauling upn. leather strap to bind a hawk s wing; rope on edge of sail for hauling up … English contemporary dictionary
brails — small ropes that are led from the leech of a fore and aft sail to pulleys on the mast for temporarily furling it. → brail … English new terms dictionary
Throat brails — Throat Throat (thr[=o]t), n. [OE. throte, AS. [thorn]rote, [thorn]rotu; akin to OHG. drozza, G. drossel; cf. OFries. & D. stort. Cf. {Throttle}.] 1. (Anat.) (a) The part of the neck in front of, or ventral to, the vertebral column. (b) Hence, the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Brail — Brails, in a ship, are small ropes passing through pulleys, and used to haul in or up the leeches, bottoms, or corners of sails, before furling Webster s Revised Unabridged Dictionary , 1913.] . These brails belong only to the two courses and the … Wikipedia
Loggerfischerei — Die Loggerfischerei oder Große Heringsfischerei war eine küstenferne Hochseefischerei auf Heringe. Sie wurde von etwa 1860 bis 1976 betrieben und bestand zum einen aus den Fischereifahrzeugen, den Heringsloggern, zum anderen aus den Landbetrieben … Deutsch Wikipedia
Throat — (thr[=o]t), n. [OE. throte, AS. [thorn]rote, [thorn]rotu; akin to OHG. drozza, G. drossel; cf. OFries. & D. stort. Cf. {Throttle}.] 1. (Anat.) (a) The part of the neck in front of, or ventral to, the vertebral column. (b) Hence, the passage… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Throat halyards — Throat Throat (thr[=o]t), n. [OE. throte, AS. [thorn]rote, [thorn]rotu; akin to OHG. drozza, G. drossel; cf. OFries. & D. stort. Cf. {Throttle}.] 1. (Anat.) (a) The part of the neck in front of, or ventral to, the vertebral column. (b) Hence, the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Throat pipe — Throat Throat (thr[=o]t), n. [OE. throte, AS. [thorn]rote, [thorn]rotu; akin to OHG. drozza, G. drossel; cf. OFries. & D. stort. Cf. {Throttle}.] 1. (Anat.) (a) The part of the neck in front of, or ventral to, the vertebral column. (b) Hence, the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To give one the lie in his throat — Throat Throat (thr[=o]t), n. [OE. throte, AS. [thorn]rote, [thorn]rotu; akin to OHG. drozza, G. drossel; cf. OFries. & D. stort. Cf. {Throttle}.] 1. (Anat.) (a) The part of the neck in front of, or ventral to, the vertebral column. (b) Hence, the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To lie in one's throat — Throat Throat (thr[=o]t), n. [OE. throte, AS. [thorn]rote, [thorn]rotu; akin to OHG. drozza, G. drossel; cf. OFries. & D. stort. Cf. {Throttle}.] 1. (Anat.) (a) The part of the neck in front of, or ventral to, the vertebral column. (b) Hence, the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
