ALL meanings of brailing
brail
B b - noun brailing Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail. 1
- noun brailing a leather binding for a hawk's wings, to prohibit flight. 1
- verb with object brailing Nautical. to gather or haul in (a sail) by means of brails (usually followed by up). to transfer (fish) from a net to the hold of a ship. 1
- verb with object brailing to bind (the wings of a bird) in order to prevent it from flying. 1
- verb brailing present participle of brail. 0