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Brake :: Brake (v. t.) An ancient engine of war analogous to the crossbow and ballista.

Brake :: Brake (n.) A fern of the genus Pteris, esp. the P. aquilina, common in almost all countries. It has solitary stems dividing into three principal branches. Less properly: Any fern..

Brake :: Brake (v. t.) A piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction, as of a carriage or railway car, by the pressure of rubbers against the wheels, or of clogs or ratchets against the track or roadway, or of a pivoted lever against a wheel or drum in a machine..

Brake :: Brake (v. t.) An ancient instrument of torture.

Caboose :: Caboose (n.) A car used on freight or construction trains for brakemen, workmen, etc.; a tool car..

Shoe :: Shoe (n.) The part of a railroad car brake which presses upon the wheel to retard its motion.

Barleybrake :: Barleybrake (n.) Alt. of Barleybrea.

Brake :: Brake () imp. of Break.

Canebrake :: Canebrake (n.) A thicket of canes.

Brake :: Brake (v. t.) A baker's kneading though.

Brake :: Brake (v. t.) A sharp bit or snaffle.

Bracken :: Bracken (n.) A brake or fern.

Brake :: Brake (v. t.) A cart or carriage without a body, used in breaking in horses..

Brake :: Brake (n.) A thicket; a place overgrown with shrubs and brambles, with undergrowth and ferns, or with canes..

Convoy :: Convoy (n.) A drag or brake applied to the wheels of a carriage, to check their velocity in going down a hill..

Brake :: Brake (v. t.) That part of a carriage, as of a movable battery, or engine, which enables it to turn..

Brake :: Brake (v. t.) An extended handle by means of which a number of men can unite in working a pump, as in a fire engine..

Cow :: Cow (n.) A wedge, or brake, to check the motion of a machine or car; a chock..

Brakeman :: Brakeman (n.) A man in charge of a brake or brakes.

Handwheel :: Handwheel (n.) Any wheel worked by hand; esp., one the rim of which serves as the handle by which a valve, car brake, or other part is adjusted..

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