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forestay

The English word “forestay” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A stay that extends from the top of the foremast to the bow or bowsprit of a sailing ship

verb

  1. To stay beforehand; secure or fasten with or as with a forestay.
  2. To stay, delay, postpone, or hinder beforehand; forestall; prevent.

Etymology

From Middle English forstay, forstey, vorstey, equivalent to fore- + stay (“a stay, rope”).

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