† miss-staysn.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to miss stays at miss v.¹ 14c.

Etymology: < to miss stays at miss v.¹ 14c. Compare earlier mis-stay v.

Nautical. Obsolete.

A failure in a ship's attempt to go about from one tack to another.

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society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of wind > [noun] > methods of going about > failure to

miss-stays1878

1878 D. Kemp Man. Yacht & Boat Sailing 245 A ‘miss-stays’ may be the consequence.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	miss-stays
释义	† miss-staysn. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to miss stays at miss v.¹ 14c. Etymology: < to miss stays at miss v.¹ 14c. Compare earlier mis-stay v. Nautical. Obsolete. A failure in a ship's attempt to go about from one tack to another. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of wind > [noun] > methods of going about > failure to miss-stays1878 1878 D. Kemp Man. Yacht & Boat Sailing 245 A ‘miss-stays’ may be the consequence. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1878
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