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braces of shakes

braces of shakes is the plural of brace of shakes.

Meaning of brace of shakes

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.

Questions about braces of shakes

What is braces of shakes the plural of?
Braces of shakes is the plural of brace of shakes.

Words near braces of shakes in the dictionary

  1. braces
  2. braces aback
  3. braces about
  4. braces by
  5. braces in
  6. braces of shakes
  7. braces sharp
  8. braces up
  9. bracest
  10. braceth
  11. Braceville

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