a guard or band worn over the wrist of the bow hand to protect it from the snap of the bowstring.
Origin
1350-1400;Middle English < Anglo-French;Old Frenchbraceure, equivalent to brace arm (see brace (noun)) + -ure-ure
British Dictionary definitions for bracer
bracer1
/ˈbreɪsə/
noun
1.
a person or thing that braces
2.
(informal) a tonic, esp an alcoholic drink taken as a tonic
bracer2
/ˈbreɪsə/
noun
1.
(archery, fencing) a leather guard worn to protect the arm
Word Origin
C14: from Old French braciere, from braz arm, from Latin bracchium arm
Word Origin and History for bracer
n.
early 14c., "piece of armor protecting the arm;" 1580s, "a clamp, bind, brace," from brace (n.). Figurative sense of "that which braces the nerves" is 1740; especially of alcoholic drinks from c.1850. Related: Bracers.