单词 | bobstay |
释义 | bobstayn. ‘A rope used to confine the bowsprit of a ship downward to the stem... [Its use] is to draw down the bowsprit and keep it steady; and to counteract the force of the stays of the fore-mast, which draw it upwards.’ Falconer Dict. Marine (1769). 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- 1759 Ann. Reg. 1758 78/1 They..passed the end of the mizen top sail sheet through the enemy's bobstay. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxx. 111 New and strong bobstays [were] fitted in the place of the chain ones. 1875 ‘Stonehenge’ Man. Brit. Rural Sports (ed. 12) ii. viii. i. §5 Heave down the bobstay, and then haul the topmast forward again. Compounds attributive, as in bobstay-collar, bobstay-hole, bobstay-plate. ΚΠ 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Bobstay-collars..are almost entirely superseded by iron bands. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Bobstay-holes, those cut through the fore-part of the knee of the head, between the cheeks, for the admission of the bobstay; they are not much used now, as chain bobstays are almost universal, which are secured to plates by shackles. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < |
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