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Subventaneous :: Subvene (v. i.) To come under, as a support or stay; to happen..

Prop :: Prop (v.) That which sustains an incumbent weight; that on which anything rests or leans for support; a support; a stay; as, a prop for a building..

Anchorless :: Anchorless (a.) Without an anchor or stay. Hence: Drifting; unsettled.

Supersedure :: Supersedeas (n.) A writ of command to suspend the powers of an officer in certain cases, or to stay proceedings under another writ..

Mainstay :: Mainstay (n.) The stay extending from the foot of the foremast to the maintop.

Persistency :: Persistency (n.) The quality or state of being persistent; staying or continuing quality; hence, in an unfavorable sense, doggedness; obstinacy..

Bide :: Bide (v. t.) To dwell; to inhabit; to abide; to stay.

Consistory :: Consistory (n.) Primarily, a place of standing or staying together; hence, any solemn assembly or council..

Jump :: Jump (n.) A bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th century.

Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To tack, as a vessel, so that the other side of the vessel shall be presented to the wind..

Avast :: Avast (a.) Cease; stop; stay.

Stayed :: Stay (n.) A large, strong rope, employed to support a mast, by being extended from the head of one mast down to some other, or to some part of the vessel. Those which lead forward are called fore-and-aft stays; those which lead to the vessel's side are called backstays. See Illust. of Ship..

After-sails :: After-sails (n.) The sails on the mizzenmast, or on the stays between the mainmast and mizzenmast..

Stay :: Stay (n.) Cessation of motion or progression; stand; stop.

Lag :: Lag (v. i.) To walk or more slowly; to stay or fall behind; to linger or loiter.

Tarry :: Tarry (v. t.) To wait for; to stay or stop for.

Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To remain; to continue in a place; to abide fixed for a space of time; to stop; to stand still.

Home-keeping :: Home-keeping (a.) Staying at home; not gadding.

Whisker :: Whisker (n.) Iron rods extending on either side of the bowsprit, to spread, or guy out, the stays, etc..

Overstay :: Overstay (v. t.) To stay beyond the time or the limits of; as, to overstay the appointed time..

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