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Definition: JACKSTAY

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A rail of wood or iron stretching along a yard of a vessel, to which the sails are fastened.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Jackstay" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Definition: JACKSTAY

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. A rail of wood or iron stretching along a yard of a vessel, to which the sails are fastened.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "JACKSTAY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)