🏹 A wrist guard 🥃 A strong drink

bracer

9.9

A small strong drink taken to give quick strength or cheer

noun
/ˈbreɪsər/

Archaic

: refuerzo

A shot of espresso serves as a quick bracer before my morning meeting.

Examples

I'll get you a drink, and here's a bracer...

Fiction book (2001)
After a long day at work, I poured myself a whiskey as a bracer to unwind.
He took a deep breath and sipped his drink, hoping it would provide a necessary bracer before the big presentation.

Synonyms

pick-me-up

vsbracer

26 4.2

A drink or small activity that makes you feel more energetic when tired

is a specific alcoholic drink rather than varied substances or activities

elixir

vsbracer

Specialized

4 8.3

A sweet liquid medicine that hides bad taste and is easy to swallow

is intended as a restorative alcoholic drink rather than a medicine carrier

How Reviving

restorative

1 6.3

bracer

Archaic

9.9

tonic

22 4.9

pick-me-up

26 4.2

drink

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

bracer singular

bracers plural

Morphology

bracer = brace (semi-transparent) = brace + er

Derived from the verb 'brace' + '-er', meaning 'something that strengthens'; using it for a restorative drink is a specialized extension not immediately obvious to learners.

Etymology

Bracer (drink) comes from the idea of something that 'braces' you, like the word bracing, which means 'strengthening'. So a bracer is a strong or warming drink that helps 'give strength' and lift your spirits.