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Backstay :: Backstay (n.) A rope or strap used to prevent excessive forward motion.

Stayship :: Staysail (n.) Any sail extended on a stay.

Bee :: Bee (n.) Pieces of hard wood bolted to the sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays through; -- called also bee blocks..

Home-keeping :: Home-keeping (n.) A staying at home.

Behind :: Behind (adv.) After the departure of another; as, to stay behind..

Wait :: Wait (v. i.) To stay or rest in expectation; to stop or remain stationary till the arrival of some person or event; to rest in patience; to stay; not to depart.

Necklace :: Necklace (n.) A rope or chain fitted around the masthead to hold hanging blocks for jibs and stays.

Haunt :: Haunt (v. i.) To persist in staying or visiting.

Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To fasten or secure with stays; as, to stay a flat sheet in a steam boiler..

Staynil :: Staymaker (n.) One whose occupation is to make stays.

Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To hinde/; to delay; to detain; to keep back.

Stay :: Staw (v. i.) To be fixed or set; to stay.

Forereach :: Forereach (v. i.) To shoot ahead, especially when going in stays..

Sist :: Sist (v. t.) To stay, as judicial proceedings; to delay or suspend; to stop..

Bend :: Bend (v. t.) To fasten, as one rope to another, or as a sail to its yard or stay; or as a cable to the ring of an anchor..

Horse :: Horse (a.) A jackstay.

Hank :: Hank (n.) A ring or eye of rope, wood, or iron, attached to the edge of a sail and running on a stay..

Bone :: Bone (v. t.) To put whalebone into; as, to bone stays..

Transient :: Transient (a.) Staying for a short time; not regular or permanent; as, a transient guest; transient boarders..

Staymaker :: Stayless (a.) Without stop or delay.

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