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

Staylace :: Stayer (n.) One who upholds or supports that which props; one who, or that which, stays, stops, or restrains; also, colloquially, a horse, man, etc., that has endurance, an a race..

Tarry :: Tarry (v. i.) To stay; to abide; to continue; to lodge.

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

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

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

Stayer :: Stayedness (n.) Solidity; weight.

Collar :: Collar (n.) An eye formed in the bight or bend of a shroud or stay to go over the masthead; also, a rope to which certain parts of rigging, as dead-eyes, are secured..

Throat :: Throat (n.) The upper fore corner of a boom-and-gaff sail, or of a staysail..

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

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

Lanyard :: Lanyard (n.) A short piece of rope or line for fastening something in ships; as, the lanyards of the gun ports, of the buoy, and the like; esp., pieces passing through the dead-eyes, and used to extend shrouds, stays, etc..

Remain :: Remain (n.) State of remaining; stay.

Stick :: Stick (v. i.) To be prevented from going farther; to stop by reason of some obstacle; to be stayed.

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

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

Attend :: Attend (v. i.) To wait; to stay; to delay.

Appui :: Appui (n.) A support or supporter; a stay; a prop.

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..

Turn-buckle :: Turn-buckle (n.) A loop or sleeve with a screw thread at one end and a swivel at the other, -- used for tightening a rod, stay, etc..

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