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bobstay definition

bob·stay (-stā′)

noun

a rope or chain that extends upward from the stem of a ship to the bowsprit and helps hold the bowsprit in place

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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