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braces aback

braces aback is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 braces aback

What is braces aback the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Braces aback is the third-person singular simple present indicative of brace aback.

Words near braces aback in the dictionary

  1. braceras
  2. bracero
  3. braceros
  4. bracers
  5. braces
  6. braces aback
  7. braces about
  8. braces by
  9. braces in
  10. braces of shakes
  11. braces sharp

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