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† 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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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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