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forebrace

forebrace noun: a rope applied to the fore yardarm, to change the position of the foresail.

Noun

forebrace (plural forebraces)

  1. A rope applied to the fore yardarm, to change the position of the foresail.
    • He noted the effect on the ship of this change; then, as though satisfied, roared out: "Let your forebraces hang, forrard there! Stand by heavin'-lines fore and aft! Stand by to go ahead with that steamer when we have your line!"1899, Morgan Robertson, Where Angels Fear to Tread
    • “The gorilla was halfway up the fore rigging by this time, and the two Dutchmen had reached the foreyard, while the Sou’egian was going higher. One Dutchman laid out to windward, the other to leeward, and I thought of a plan.
      “‘Climb aft on the forebrace, each one of you,’ I sang out. ‘If he...1908, Morgan Robertson, The Hair Devil

Forms of forebrace

pluralforebraces

Origin of forebrace

From fore- + brace.

Questions about forebrace

What does forebrace mean?
Forebrace means a rope applied to the fore yardarm, to change the position of the foresail.
What part of speech is forebrace?
Forebrace is a noun.
What is the plural of forebrace?
The plural of forebrace is forebraces.

Words near forebrace in the dictionary

  1. forebooth
  2. forebooths
  3. forebore
  4. foreborne
  5. forebought
  6. forebrace
  7. forebraces
  8. forebrain
  9. forebrains
  10. forebreast
  11. forebreasts

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