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brail

1. brail \'bra-(*)l\ n [ME brayle, fr. AF braiel, fr. OF, strap] 1: a rope 
   fastened to the leech of a sail and run through a block for hauli ng the 
   sail up or in 2: a dip net with which fish are hauled aboard a boat from a 
   purse seine or  trap
2. brail vt 1: to take in (a sail) by the brails  2: to hoist (fish) by 
   means of a brail