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fore·stay (fôr′stā′)

noun

a rope or cable reaching from the head of a ship's foremast to the bowsprit, for supporting the foremast

Etymology: ME forstay: see fore- & stay

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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