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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.) A frame for confining a refractory horse while the smith is shoeing him; also, an inclosure to restrain cattle, horses, etc..

Breakman :: Breakman (n.) See Brakeman.

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 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.) An ancient engine of war analogous to the crossbow and ballista.

Gripe :: Gripe (n.) A device for grasping or holding anything; a brake to stop a wheel.

Brakeman :: Brakeman (n.) The man in charge of the winding (or hoisting) engine for a mine.

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..

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

Brake :: Brake (v. t.) An apparatus for testing the power of a steam engine, or other motor, by weighing the amount of friction that the motor will overcome; a friction brake..

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

Brakemen :: Brakemen (pl. ) of Brakema.

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

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

Braky :: Braky (a.) Full of brakes; abounding with brambles, shrubs, or ferns; rough; thorny..

Brake :: Brake () imp. of Break.

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..

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