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Dead-eye :: Dead-eye (n.) A round, flattish, wooden block, encircled by a rope, or an iron band, and pierced with three holes to receive the lanyard; -- used to extend the shrouds and stays, and for other purposes. Called also deadman's eye..

Stayless :: Staylace (n.) A lace for fastening stays.

Relent :: Relent (n.) Stay; stop; delay.

Staid :: Stayed (imp. & p. p.) of Sta.

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

Await :: Await (v. t.) To wait for; to stay for; to expect. See Expect.

Stayedness :: Stayedness (n.) Staidness.

Mainstay :: Mainstay (n.) Main support; principal dependence.

Tarry :: Tarry (v. i.) To stay or remain behind; to wait.

Supersede :: Supersede (v. t.) To make void, inefficacious, or useless, by superior power, or by coming in the place of; to set aside; to render unnecessary; to suspend; to stay..

Bodice :: Bodice (n.) A kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone, etc., worn esp. by women; a corset; stays..

Parceling :: Parceling (n.) Long, narrow slips of canvas daubed with tar and wound about a rope like a bandage, before it is served; used, also, in mousing on the stayes, etc..

Leave :: Leave (v.) To let remain unremoved or undone; to let stay or continue, in distinction from what is removed or changed..

Suspension :: Suspension (n.) A stay or postponement of execution of a sentence condemnatory by means of letters of suspension granted on application to the lord ordinary.

Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To cause to cease; to put an end to.

Gobline :: Gobline (n.) One of the ropes or chains serving as stays for the dolphin striker or the bowsprit; -- called also gobrope and gaubline.

Detain :: Detain (v. t.) To restrain from proceeding; to stay or stop; to delay; as, we were detained by an accident..

Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To change tack; as a ship.

Stay :: Stay (n.) Continuance in a place; abode for a space of time; sojourn; as, you make a short stay in this city..

Staysail :: Staynil (n.) The European starling.

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