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Misstayed :: Misstayed (a.) Having missed stays; -- said of a ship.

Stake :: Stake (v. t.) A piece of wood, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a support or stay; as, a stake to support vines, fences, hedges, etc..

Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To remain; to continue in a place; to abide fixed for a space of time; to stop; to stand still.

Staynil :: Staymaker (n.) One whose occupation is to make stays.

Persistent :: Persistent (a.) Inclined to persist; having staying qualities; tenacious of position or purpose.

Bend :: Bend (v. t.) To fasten, as one rope to another, or as a sail to its yard or stay; or as a cable to the ring of an anchor..

Stool :: Stool (n.) A small channel on the side of a vessel, for the dead-eyes of the backstays..

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

Commoration :: Commoration (n.) The act of staying or residing in a place.

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

Outdwell :: Outdwell (v. t.) To dwell or stay beyond.

Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To rest; to depend; to rely; to stand; to insist.

Downhaul :: Downhaul (n.) A rope to haul down, or to assist in hauling down, a sail; as, a staysail downhaul; a trysail downhaul..

Prop :: Prop (v.) That which sustains an incumbent weight; that on which anything rests or leans for support; a support; a stay; as, a prop for a building..

Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To hold from proceeding; to withhold; to restrain; to stop; to hold.

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..

Home-keeping :: Home-keeping (a.) Staying at home; not gadding.

Tongue :: Tongue (n.) A short piece of rope spliced into the upper part of standing backstays, etc.; also. the upper main piece of a mast composed of several pieces..

Jump :: Jump (n.) A bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th century.

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