† abackstaysadv.

Forms: 1600s abackestayes, 1600s abackstaies, 1600s abackstayes, 1600s abackstays.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: aback adv., stay n.¹

Etymology: < aback adv. (although this is first attested later in nautical use) + the plural of stay n.¹ Compare the earlier phrases cited at stay n.¹ 2. Compare also slightly later backstay n.

Nautical. Obsolete.

In line with the direction of the wind; with sails positioned in this way, thus presenting no surface to the wind.The principal sails in a square-rigged vessel are positioned like this in order to stop or slow the vessel down, or to keep it at anchor, when there is a wind astern.In quot. 1660 in figurative context.

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a1625 H. Mainwaring Nomenclator Navalis (Harl. 2301) f. 57 When a Ship is to tack, and that all her Sailes are a back staies y^t is flat against the Showdes [sic] and Mast, so that wee are sure shee will not fall back againe wee say the Ship is [paid].

1630 J. Winthrop Hist. New Eng. (1825) (modernized text) I. 16 We went a little ahead of her, and, bringing our foresail aback stays [1790 a back stays], we stayed with her.

1637 Cal. State Papers Chas I, Domest. (1868) 325 I..was forced to hale my topsails abackstays to fall astern of them.

1660 R. Williams Let. 6 Feb. in Mem. (1834) 310 We Protestants are wofully disposed to row backward, and bring our sails aback-stays, and provoke the holy, jealous Lord.

1694 London Gaz. mmdcccclxxviii. 1 Captain Teissere remained a back stays several hours.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	abackstays
释义	† abackstaysadv. Forms: 1600s abackestayes, 1600s abackstaies, 1600s abackstayes, 1600s abackstays. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: aback adv., stay n.¹ Etymology: < aback adv. (although this is first attested later in nautical use) + the plural of stay n.¹ Compare the earlier phrases cited at stay n.¹ 2. Compare also slightly later backstay n. Nautical. Obsolete. In line with the direction of the wind; with sails positioned in this way, thus presenting no surface to the wind.The principal sails in a square-rigged vessel are positioned like this in order to stop or slow the vessel down, or to keep it at anchor, when there is a wind astern.In quot. 1660 in figurative context. ΚΠ a1625 H. Mainwaring Nomenclator Navalis (Harl. 2301) f. 57 When a Ship is to tack, and that all her Sailes are a back staies y^t is flat against the Showdes [sic] and Mast, so that wee are sure shee will not fall back againe wee say the Ship is [paid]. 1630 J. Winthrop Hist. New Eng. (1825) (modernized text) I. 16 We went a little ahead of her, and, bringing our foresail aback stays [1790 a back stays], we stayed with her. 1637 Cal. State Papers Chas I, Domest. (1868) 325 I..was forced to hale my topsails abackstays to fall astern of them. 1660 R. Williams Let. 6 Feb. in Mem. (1834) 310 We Protestants are wofully disposed to row backward, and bring our sails aback-stays, and provoke the holy, jealous Lord. 1694 London Gaz. mmdcccclxxviii. 1 Captain Teissere remained a back stays several hours. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adv.a1625
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