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A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.

The Manchester United midfielder’s late brace against Cyprus at the weekend was welcome, but will become no more than a footnote of his Scotland career. His brace here to down the mighty Spanish will go down in history.
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  • “All Home Depot stores brace for major self-checkout policy change under city’s new ‘limits’ bill https://www.newsbeep.com/us-ca/302385/ A SELF-CHECKOUT change could soon hit another area in a popular state, including all of its Home Depot…”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Manchester City Brace Shows Why David Moyes Must Keep Faith in Everton Star  #ManCity #MCFC”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “You just brace and you breathe You drive through the dust”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Helping the horny high-achiever. "We’re not interfacing well." A matchmaking algorithm has become an all-consuming force at Stanford, where once a week thousands of students brace to learn their romantic fate. www.wsj.com/lifestyle/re...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Oh that I'm gonna have to brace myself for 💀 Will say tho out of all of this the bit that made me go "Oh God" the most was "An European's idea of what Eastern Eurupe is like"”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK

(obsolete) A measurement of length, originally representing a person's outstretched arms.

He had had a good day, for several brace of wild fowl hung from his shoulder, and he appeared tired.
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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK

(obsolete) Armor for the arm; vambrace.

a brace and bit
Origin: From , from , from , the nominative and accusative plural of arm. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “The collision happened at the corner of Weddington Road and Plantation Road near the Brace Family YMCA.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Thanks to TokuSpirits, Shishido Masaru -- Oh Red -- will be attending Power Morphicon this summer! If you can't make it and want some signed swag, perhaps a signed Power Brace will tickle your fancy? 🛒 buff.ly/RYo6QtH”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Brace for the Looming Fertilizer Shortage thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Vienna Police Brace for Protests at Eurovision Song Contest Final https://www.europesays.com/europe/32221/ VIENNA, May 5 (Reuters) – Vienna police expect ⁠protests ⁠against Israel’s participation in the ⁠Eurovision Song Contest to…”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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