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brailing
- present participle and gerund of brail
brailing (plural brailings)
- (nautical) Synonym of brail (“rope for trussing sails”)
2007, Ron Pottinger, A Soldier in the Cockpit, page 13:During the day the brailings were rolled up and tied with tapes.
- (camping) Any of the loops at the base of a tent that allow it to be secured with pegs.