In falconry, the act of binding or restraining a hawk's wings; the process of securing a bird for transport or training.
From 'brail' + '-ing' (present participle). Represents the ongoing action of the falconry technique.
Brailing was serious business in medieval falconry—mess it up and you'd lose a valuable hunting bird or get sliced open by talons, which is why falconers were highly trained specialists.
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