MAINSTAY
\mˈe͡ɪnste͡ɪ], \mˈeɪnsteɪ], \m_ˈeɪ_n_s_t_eɪ]\
Definitions of MAINSTAY
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The large, strong ropes extending from the foot of the foremast to the platform about the head of the foremast to the platform about the head fo the mainmast; hence, principal dependence; chief support.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By James Champlin Fernald
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