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Nautical. A stay which holds down the jib boom of a square-rigged ship, running from the boom to the dolphin-striker; also more fully martingale guy…
(of a horse) = backband, n.; Nautical, a rope leading inboard from the martingale; see also quot. 1860 back-pressure n.
Only attributive in gaub-line n., gaub-rope (see quots.).
a stout rope which supports the jib-boom.