1. A leather strap or harness used to pull or drag a heavy load, especially in mining or construction work.
Usage: chiefly historical or technical; also spelled briccole
2. In billiards or similar games, a shot in which the cue ball bounces off a cushion before hitting the object ball.
Usage: chiefly British; gaming term

Examples

• The miners used a bricole to haul ore from the deep shaft.
• Workers fastened the bricole around their shoulders to distribute the weight evenly.
• He attempted a difficult bricole shot off the side rail.
• The bricole allowed one person to move what would normally require two.
• In the old quarries, bricoles were essential equipment for transporting stone blocks.