'In stays' definitions:
Definition of 'In stays'
From: GCIDE
- Stay \Stay\ (st[=a]), n. [AS. staeg, akin to D., G., Icel., Sw., & Dan. stag; cf. OF. estai, F. ['e]tai, of Teutonic origin.] (Naut.) A large, strong rope, employed to support a mast, by being extended from the head of one mast down to some other, or to some part of the vessel. Those which lead forward are called fore-and-aft stays; those which lead to the vessel's side are called backstays. See Illust. of Ship. [1913 Webster]
- In stays, or Hove in stays (Naut.), in the act or situation of staying, or going about from one tack to another. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
- Stay holes (Naut.), openings in the edge of a staysail through which the hanks pass which join it to the stay.
- Stay tackle (Naut.), a tackle attached to a stay and used for hoisting or lowering heavy articles over the side.
- To miss stays (Naut.), to fail in the attempt to go about. --Totten.
- Triatic stay (Naut.), a rope secured at the ends to the heads of the foremast and mainmast with thimbles spliced to its bight into which the stay tackles hook. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'In stays'
- Stay,
- Stayed,
- Stayedly,
- Staying,
- stay at,
- stay off,
- stay on,
- stay over,
- stay up,
- stays,
- Funnel stay,
- Hove in stays,
- Preventer stay,
- Slack in stays,
- Spring stay,
- Stay bolt,
- Stay busk,
- Stay holes,
- Stay rod,
- Stay tackle,
- To heave in stays,
- To miss stays,
- To stay a mast,
- Triatic stay,
- stay away,
- stay fresh,
- stay in line,
- stay in place,
- stay of execution,
- stay put,
- stay together,
- staying power,
- stay-at-home