| 单词 | backstay-stools |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbackstay-stools 1. Nautical (often plural). Long ropes, slanting a little abaft, extending from the upper mast-heads to both sides or to the ‘channels’ of the ship, where they are fastened to backstay-plates; they serve to second the shrouds in supporting the masts under a press of sail. backstay-stools: small ‘channels’ fixed abaft the principal ones for receiving the backstays. Cf. abackstays adv., astays adv. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > rigging > [noun] > fixed rigging > stay > specific head ropec1295 fore-stay1373 mainstay1485 sheep's feet1530 forehand1609 backstay1626 jib-stay1752 bobstay1759 breast backstay1769 sciatic stay1794 fore-topgallant-stay1805 funnel-stays1846 belly-stay- 1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 29 The ships at stayes, at backe-stayes. 1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. ix. 42 He will lay her by the lee; the staies, or backe staies, that is, when all the sailes..are not kept full..they fall vpon the masts and shrowds, so that the ship goes a drift vpon her broad side. 1709 London Gaz. No. 4521/2 Our Shrouds and Back-stays cut to pieces. 1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple I. xvi. 263 The captain of the maintop reports the breast backstay much chafed. < as lemmas |
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