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Upstay :: Upstay (v. t.) To sustain; to support.

Stayedly :: Stayed (a.) Staid; fixed; settled; sober; -- now written staid. See Staid.

Retard :: Retard (v. i.) To stay back.

Jackstay :: "Jackstay (n.) A rail of wood or iron stretching along a yard of a vessel, to which the sails are fastened..

Stayedness :: Stayedly (adv.) Staidly. See Staidly.

Supersedure :: Supersedeas (n.) A writ of command to suspend the powers of an officer in certain cases, or to stay proceedings under another writ..

Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To come to an end; to cease; as, that day the storm stayed..

Home-keeping :: Home-keeping (a.) Staying at home; not gadding.

Staymaker :: Stayless (a.) Without stop or delay.

Persistency :: Persistency (n.) The quality or state of being persistent; staying or continuing quality; hence, in an unfavorable sense, doggedness; obstinacy..

Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To fasten or secure with stays; as, to stay a flat sheet in a steam boiler..

Furl :: Furl (v. t.) To draw up or gather into close compass; to wrap or roll, as a sail, close to the yard, stay, or mast, or, as a flag, close to or around its staff, securing it there by a gasket or line. Totten..

Stayedness :: Stayedness (n.) Staidness.

Downhaul :: Downhaul (n.) A rope to haul down, or to assist in hauling down, a sail; as, a staysail downhaul; a trysail downhaul..

Wait :: Wait (v. t.) To stay for; to rest or remain stationary in expectation of; to await; as, to wait orders..

Tarry :: Tarry (v. t.) To wait for; to stay or stop for.

Derrick :: Derrick (n.) A mast, spar, or tall frame, supported at the top by stays or guys, with suitable tackle for hoisting heavy weights, as stones in building..

Stay :: Staw (v. i.) To be fixed or set; to stay.

Tarry :: Tarry (n.) Stay; stop; delay.

Gobline :: Gobline (n.) One of the ropes or chains serving as stays for the dolphin striker or the bowsprit; -- called also gobrope and gaubline.

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