Definition of brake

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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..

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Cow :: Cow (n.) A wedge, or brake, to check the motion of a machine or car; a chock..
Brake :: Brake () of Brea.
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..
Convoy :: Convoy (n.) A drag or brake applied to the wheels of a carriage, to check their velocity in going down a hill..
Brakemen :: Brakemen (pl. ) of Brakema.
Brakeman :: Brakeman (n.) The man in charge of the winding (or hoisting) engine for a mine.
Canebrake :: Canebrake (n.) A thicket of canes.
Break :: Break (v. t.) A device for checking motion, or for measuring friction. See Brake, n. 9 & 10..
Brake :: Brake () imp. of Break.
Brakeman :: Brakeman (n.) A man in charge of a brake or brakes.
Brake :: Brake (v. t.) A sharp bit or snaffle.
Caboose :: Caboose (n.) A car used on freight or construction trains for brakemen, workmen, etc.; a tool car..
Brake :: Brake (v. t.) An ancient engine of war analogous to the crossbow and ballista.
Bracken :: Bracken (n.) A brake or fern.
Brake :: Brake (v. t.) That part of a carriage, as of a movable battery, or engine, which enables it to turn..
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 cart or carriage without a body, used in breaking in horses..
Breakman :: Breakman (n.) See Brakeman.
Barleybrake :: Barleybrake (n.) Alt. of Barleybrea.
Brake :: Brake (v. t.) A large, heavy harrow for breaking clods after plowing; a drag..
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