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Splice the mainbrace - Wikipedia
"Splice the mainbrace" is an order given aboard naval vessels to issue the crew with an alcoholic drink.
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MAIN BRACE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1. The brace attached to a sailing ship's main yard. 2. The brace that transmits the load most directly from one of its terminal joints to the other.
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MAINBRACE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
Mainbrace definition: nautical a brace attached to the main yard. See examples of MAINBRACE used in a sentence.
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main-brace
▪ I. ˈmain-brace1 Naut. [See main a. and brace n.3] The brace attached to the main-yard.1487 Naval Acc. Hen. VII (1896) 67 Mayne brases. 1626 Capt. Smith Accid. Yng. Seamen 28 Ease your mayne brases. 1801 Col. Stewart Narr. in Nicolas Disp. Nelson (1845) IV. 309 By another shot several of the Marine...
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"To Splice the Main Brace" | Origin and Meaning - Grammar Monster
To splice the main brace means to celebrate (with a drink). It is a nautical term from the time of sailing ships.
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Brace (sailing) - Wikipedia
A brace on a square-rigged ship is a rope (line) used to rotate a yard around the mast, to allow the ship to sail at different angles to the wind.
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Brace (sailing)
[[Image:DeckFromMasthead.jpg|thumb|300px|The starboard main-brace and main-topsail-braces are clearly silhouetted against the sea in this photo of the Braces are always used in pairs, one at each end of a yard (yardarm), termed port brace and starboard brace of a given yard or sail (e.g., the starboard main-brace
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NBSD Mainbrace
NBSD Mainbrace is located by Pier 2 in Bldg 45, inside the Waterfront Recreation Center. Stop by for lunch or dinner to indulge in delicious burgers, pizzas, ...
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The Story of "Splice The Main Brace" - Old Salt Coffee
This tradition isn't just salty folklore; it's a piece of maritime history that combines grit, skill, and the universal need to celebrate victories big and ...
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Mainbrace Cocktail Recipe - Difford's Guide
Discover how to make a Mainbrace using Gin, Triple sec, Pink grapefruit juice and Saline solution 4:1 in just 5 easy to follow steps.
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SPLICE THE MAIN BRACE!
Bermuda, sheets, hurricane, stormy, each has a maritime drink connection. But what else? Cocktail connoisseurs will correctly be thinking of ...
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splice
▪ I. splice, n. (splaɪs) [f. the vb. Cf. Sw. spliss, splits.] 1. a. A joining or union of two portions of rope, cable, cord, etc., effected by untwisting and interweaving the strands at the point of junction. Chiefly Naut. The various kinds of splices are freq. denoted by some distinguishing term, a...
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HMS Amazon (1799)
His clerk was killed by his side; and by another shot, several marines, while hauling on the main-brace, shared the same fate.
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main
▪ I. main, n.1 (meɪn) Forms: 1 mæᵹen, mæᵹn, 2–4 mein, (3 Lay. mæin), 3–4 meyn, 3–6 mayn, 4–6 Sc. mane, 4–7 maine, mayne, 3– main. [OE. mæᵹen, = OS. megin, OHG. magan, megin, ON. magn, megn, megin, f. root *mag-: see may v., might n.] I. 1. a. Physical strength, force, or power. Obs. exc. in phr. wit...
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