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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..

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

Brake :: Brake () imp. of Break.

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

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

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

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

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

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..

Brake :: Brake (v. t.) A large, heavy harrow for breaking clods after plowing; a drag..

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

Brake :: 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.

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.

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..

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

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

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

Air Brake :: Air brake () A railway brake operated by condensed air.

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