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braced aback

braced aback is the simple past and past participle of brace aback.

Meaning of brace aback

Verb

brace aback (third-person singular simple present braces aback, present participle bracing aback, simple past and past participle braced aback)

  1. to bring the wind onto the forward side of the sails to slow the ship

Questions about braced aback

What is braced aback the simple past and past participle of?
Braced aback is the simple past and past participle of brace aback.

Words near braced aback in the dictionary

  1. Bracebridge
  2. Bracebridges
  3. Braceby
  4. Braceby and Sapperton
  5. braced
  6. braced aback
  7. braced about
  8. braced by
  9. braced in
  10. braced sharp
  11. braced up

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