| n. | 1. | |
| 1. | (Falconry) A thong of soft leather to bind up a hawk's wing. | |
| 2. | (Naut.) Ropes passing through pulleys, and used to haul in or up the leeches, bottoms, or corners of sails, preparatory to furling. | |
| 3. | A stock at each end of a seine to keep it stretched. | |
| v. t. | 1. | (Naut.) To haul up by the brails; - used with up; |
| Noun | 1. | brail - a small net used to draw fish into a boat |
| 2. | brail - a small rope (one of several) used to draw a sail in | |
| Verb | 1. | brail - take in a sail with a brail |
| 2. | brail - haul fish aboard with brails |