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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1886
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BRACE, n.3 (See quot.)Sc. 1886 J. Barrowman Sc. Mining Terms 12:
Brace or bracehead, the cross handles on the top of boring-rods by which the rods are moved round in a bore-hole.