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abackstays - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
abackstays (not comparable). (obsolete, nautical, of sails) Lined up in the direction of the wind and thus not propelled by the wind. en.wiktionary.org
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abackstays, adv. meanings, etymology and more
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adverb abackstays. See 'Meaning & use' for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is now obsolete. It ... www.oed.com
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† Abackstays. World English Historical Dictionary
† Abackstays. adv. Obs. Naut. [A prep.1 on, and BACK-STAYS.] Having the more important sails hauled round so as to lie in the plane of the wind's direction ... www.wehd.com
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abackstays
† abackstays, adv. Obs. Naut. (əˈbæksteɪz) [a prep.1 on, and back-stays.] Having the more important sails hauled round so as to lie in the plane of the wind's direction, and thus to present no surface to it. (Done when a square-rigged vessel is sailing in a wind more or less astern, and it is desire... Oxford English Dictionary
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"abackstays" definitions and more: Support ropes on a ship - OneLook
adverb: (obsolete, nautical, of sails) Lined up in the direction of the wind and thus not propelled by the wind. Similar:. onelook.com
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Definition of abackstays, meaning of the word abackstays and ...
Meaning of Abackstays: Lined up in the direction of the wind and thus not propelled by the wind" This definition of the word Abackstays is from the ... www.lotsofwords.com
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backstay
backstay (ˈbæksteɪ) [f. back a. or n.] 1. Naut. (often pl.) Long ropes, slanting a little abaft, extending from the upper mast-heads to both sides or to the ‘channels’ of the ship, where they are fastened to backstay-plates; they serve to second the shrouds in supporting the masts under a press of s... Oxford English Dictionary
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abackstays: OneLook Thesaurus
abackstays: (obsolete, nautical, of sails) Lined up in the direction of the wind and thus not propelled by the wind Opposites: forestays rigging shrouds ... onelook.com
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abackstays is a valid English word - iScramble
(obsolete nautical of sails) Lined up in the direction of the wind and thus not propelled by the wind. abackstays is not a Scrabble valid word. iscramble.net
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aback, adv. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the adverb aback. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. www.oed.com
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Backstay. World English Historical Dictionary
1. Naut. (often pl.) Long ropes, slanting a little abaft, extending from the upper mast-heads to both sides or to the 'channels' of the ship, where they are ... wehd.com
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The word ABACKS is in the Wiktionary
(New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.) abackstays. 6 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at ... en.wikwik.org
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astays
† aˈstays, advb. phr. Naut. Obs. [a prep.1 + stays.] = abackstays, aback n.; also called by the backstays, by the stays, by the lee.1622 R. Hawkins Voy. S. Sea (1847) 123 Another more forcible tooke us astayes; which put us in danger. 1671 Lond. Gaz. No. 544/3 Discovering the length of his ship, whi... Oxford English Dictionary
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stay
▪ I. stay, n.1 (steɪ) Also 4–5 stey(e, 5 stye, 5–6 staie, 6 staye. [OE. stæᵹ (? neut.) corresp. to Du. stag neut. and fem., staag neut., WFris. staech, LG. stach (16th c.), stag(g (E. Friesland), G. stag neut., ON. stag neut. (Da., Sw., Norw. stag, Icel. stag stay, clothes-line):—OTeut. *stago-, f. ... Oxford English Dictionary
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