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JACKSTAY

\d͡ʒˈakste͡ɪ], \d‍ʒˈakste‍ɪ], \dʒ_ˈa_k_s_t_eɪ]\

Definitions of JACKSTAY

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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A rail of wood or iron stretching along a yard of a vessel, to which the sails are fastened.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

A rail of wood or iron stretching along a yard of a vessel, to which the sails are fastened.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

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