brail

English Thesaurus

1. a small rope (one of several) used to draw a sail in (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	rope,
definition	:	a strong line (noun.artifact)

2. a small net used to draw fish into a boat (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	net,
definition	:	a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects (noun.artifact)

3. haul fish aboard with brails (verb.competition)

hypernym	:	fish,
definition	:	catch or try to catch fish or shellfish (verb.competition)

4. take in a sail with a brail (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	furl, roll up,
definition	:	form into a cylinder by rolling (verb.change)