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jackstay definition

jack·stay (jak′stā′)

noun

  1. a rope or rod along a ship's yard, to which the edge of a sail is fastened
  2. a rope or rod that runs up and down a ship's mast, along which the yard moves when being hoisted or lowered

Etymology: jack- + 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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