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brace of shakes

brace of shakes noun: the time taken for a sail to shake or shiver twice as a ship comes into the wind.

Noun

brace of shakes (plural braces of shakes)

  1. The time taken for a sail to shake or shiver twice as a ship comes into the wind.
  2. (idiomatic) A very short time.

Forms of brace of shakes

pluralbraces of shakes

Questions about brace of shakes

What does brace of shakes mean?
Brace of shakes means the time taken for a sail to shake or shiver twice as a ship comes into the wind.
What part of speech is brace of shakes?
Brace of shakes is a noun.
What is the plural of brace of shakes?
The plural of brace of shakes is braces of shakes.

Words near brace of shakes in the dictionary

  1. brace aback
  2. brace about
  3. brace abox
  4. brace by
  5. brace in
  6. brace of shakes
  7. brace sharp
  8. brace up
  9. braceable
  10. Braceborough
  11. Braceborough and Wilsthorpe

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