Definition of brake

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Brake (v. t.) An instrument or machine to break or bruise the woody part of flax or hemp so that it may be separated from the fiber.

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Brakeman :: Brakeman (n.) The man in charge of the winding (or hoisting) engine for a mine.
Air Brake :: Air brake () A railway brake operated by condensed air.
Brake :: Brake (v. t.) A frame for confining a refractory horse while the smith is shoeing him; also, an inclosure to restrain cattle, horses, etc..
Brakemen :: Brakemen (pl. ) of Brakema.
Braky :: Braky (a.) Full of brakes; abounding with brambles, shrubs, or ferns; rough; thorny..
Cataract :: Cataract (n.) A kind of hydraulic brake for regulating the action of pumping engines and other machines; -- sometimes called dashpot.
Brake :: Brake (v. t.) A sharp bit or snaffle.
Canebrake :: Canebrake (n.) A thicket of canes.
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..
Brake :: Brake (n.) A thicket; a place overgrown with shrubs and brambles, with undergrowth and ferns, or with canes..
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 cart or carriage without a body, used in breaking in horses..
Break :: Break (v. t.) A device for checking motion, or for measuring friction. See Brake, n. 9 & 10..
Slipper :: Slipper (n.) A kind of brake or shoe for a wagon wheel.
Brake :: Brake () of Brea.
Bracken :: Bracken (n.) A brake or fern.
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..
Cow :: Cow (n.) A wedge, or brake, to check the motion of a machine or car; a chock..
Brake :: Brake () imp. of Break.
Brakeman :: Brakeman (n.) A man in charge of a brake or brakes.
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