main-bracen.2
/ˈmeɪnbreɪs/, U.S. /ˌmeɪnˈbreɪs/ A principal brace, esp. of a carriage (brace n.2 11); (in a system of braces) the one that takes the principal strain.
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main-brace1680
brace of a coach1745
thoroughbrace1801
1680 in A. W. C. Hallen Acct. Bk. Sir J. Foulis (1894) 487 To James Wilson, sadler, for..helping ye main braces.
1794 W. Felton Treat. Carriages I. 220 Main braces, Are what the body [of the coach] hangs by.
1870 Spons' Dict. Engin. II. 679 [Bridges] In Fig. 1394, U is the upper chord..M, main-brace.
1927 Amer. Mercury May 111/1 Harnesses wore out, wheels fell apart at the fellow or the hub, main-braces gave way, tongues snapped in two.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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