bracer

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It is without equal as a "bracer," as our Western friends put it THE YOGI VOCAL BREATH The Yogis have a form of breathing to develop the voice.

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  1. noun One that braces, especially one that supports or holds something steady.
  2. noun Informal A stimulating drink, especially of an alcoholic beverage.
  3. noun An arm or wrist guard worn by archers and fencers.

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  • He flopped in his swivel chair, and wished he had a drink of whiskey for a bracer. —  130 - The Spook of Grandpa Eben
  • Claws shrieked on the iron bracer, and he half-spun at the impact Another strike fell on his back, ripping through his cloak and scoring the studded leather over his shoulder. —  VANCE MOORE
  • Snap as it struck the bracer, and then one of the geese seemed to stagger in midair, folding around itself and dropping like a rock. —  Map.html
  • Snap of the string on the bracer, a flash of fletching and pile-shaped bodkin head, and the arrow struck the knight's hauberk over the kidney. —  Map.html
  • After a day of rah-rah messages about the resiliency of the business, Isobar CEO Nigel Morris 'keynote speech kicking off day two of the OMMA Platform Wars served as a bracer. —  Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English, probably from Anglo-Norman, from Old French braceure, from bras, arm, from Latin brācchium; see brace.

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  1. from brace, v., + -er; in sense 2, from Middle English bracer, brasere, from Old French bras, the arm: see brace, n.
 

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/ˈbreɪsər/
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