Bracer Edit Meaning

1.

An alcoholic drink taken to steady the nerves

Old Alcoholic: The ex is stopping in today with her social worker--time for a little bracer.

See alcoholic, on the rocks, liquid courage, hipper-dipper

2.

Similar to a gauntlet, the bracer is a form of forearm armor used primarily by swordsmen, designed to catch blows with their off hand. Unlike a gauntlet, the bracer neither covers the hand, nor slides over the hand like a glove, but instead clasps on the underside of the arm via straps or has a slit through which the arm can be inserted.

Greek variants of the bracer often extended past the wrist with a V-shaped piece of bronze to guard the back of the hand. This variant was later adapted into a weapon by extending the guard beyond the knuckles, giving the user the ability to - quite literally - punch a hole through their enemies.

The bracer is superior to the gauntlet because it leaves the fingers free.