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noun

Bracer n.

That which braces, binds, or makes firm; a band or bandage.

A covering to protect the arm of the bowman from the vibration of the string; also, a brassart.

A medicine, as an astringent or a tonic, which gives tension or tone to any part of the body.

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Etymology of 'Bracer'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Bracer" Quotes from Famous Books

... 'Every bow well bent. Every shaft well sent. Every stave well nocked. Every string well locked.' There, with that jingle in his head, a bracer on his left hand, a shooting glove on his right, and a farthing's-worth of wax in his girdle, what ...

— The White Company • Arthur Conan Doyle

... and arrow, the archer needs to have a quiver, a bow case, a waterproof quiver case, an arm guard or bracer, and a shooting glove or leather finger tips. Our quivers are made of untanned deer hide, usually from deer shot with the bow. The hide, having been properly cleaned, stretched, and dried, is cut down the center, each half making a quiver. ...

— Hunting with the Bow and Arrow • Saxton Pope

... "bracer" or arm guard of heavy leather for left arm with two laces to tie it on. It ...

— Boy Scouts Handbook - The First Edition, 1911 • Boy Scouts of America

... you think so, my son. Just call down to the steward to bring me a bracer. Whew, just look ...

— Mr. Trunnell • T. Jenkins Hains

... Connery steered him into a saloon for medicine and bought him a stiff bracer of whisky and vermouth. But it only threw Gilfoyle into deeper befuddlement. He was like Charles Lamb, in that a thimbleful of alcohol affected him as much as a tumbler another. He wanted to tell his troubles to the barkeeper, and Connery had ...

— We Can't Have Everything • Rupert Hughes

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