Answer: brailing

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brailingleather binding for a hawk's wings, to prohibit flight
brailingany of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail
brailingto bind (the wings of a bird) in order to prevent it from flying
brailinga. to gather or haul in (a sail) by means of brails (usually fol. by up) b. to transfer (fish) from a net to the hold of a ship
brailingBRAIL, to haul in a sail