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

Bide :: Bide (v. t.) To dwell; to inhabit; to abide; to stay.

Staymaker :: Stayless (a.) Without stop or delay.

Sist :: Sist (v. t.) To stay, as judicial proceedings; to delay or suspend; to stop..

Astay :: Astay (adv.) An anchor is said to be astay, when, in heaving it, an acute angle is formed between the cable and the surface of the water..

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..

Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To come to an end; to cease; as, that day the storm stayed..

Aiglet :: Aiglet (n.) A round white staylace.

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

Lodge :: Lodge (v. i.) To rest or remain a lodge house, or other shelter; to rest; to stay; to abide; esp., to sleep at night; as, to lodge in York Street..

Hank :: Hank (n.) A ring or eye of rope, wood, or iron, attached to the edge of a sail and running on a stay..

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

Stay :: Stay (n.) Continuance in a place; abode for a space of time; sojourn; as, you make a short stay in this city..

Unbend :: Unbend (v. t.) To unfasten, as sails, from the spars or stays to which they are attached for use..

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

Consistory :: Consistory (n.) Primarily, a place of standing or staying together; hence, any solemn assembly or council..

Gang :: Gang (v. i.) A set; all required for an outfit; as, a new gang of stays..

Go :: Go (v. i.) To move from the person speaking, or from the point whence the action is contemplated; to pass away; to leave; to depart; -- in opposition to stay and come..

Sist :: Sist (n.) A stay or suspension of proceedings; an order for a stay of proceedings.

Transient :: Transient (a.) Staying for a short time; not regular or permanent; as, a transient guest; transient boarders..

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