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单词 bobstay
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Definition of bobstay in English:

bobstay

noun ˈbɒbsteɪˈbɑbsteɪ
  • A rope used to hold down the bowsprit of a ship and keep it steady.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Rising and falling with the sea, the man watched his opportunity and grabbed the bobstays.
    • One aspect of fitting a bobstay is that instead of the rear end of the bowsprit pressing down into its mounting on the mast step, it is now pushed backwards towards the mast.
    • We designed a new attachment point for the bobstay at the stem and incorporated an additional hole for a heavy shackle.
    • I secured the bobstay to the rode and cut the snubber.
    • Below is a close-up of the stem fitting for the bobstay on this Vagabond pictured above.
    • The man, swimming for dear life in the water, grabbed the bobstays as the vessel pitched downward and climbed on deck.
    • For the bobstays there should be ten or twelve links to the inch, and for the others considerably more.
    • I hung over the side of the pulpit and saw that the bobstay chain was shackled to the end cap on the bowsprit, so I hunted up a wrench and another shackle.
    • Straps and rings for bobstay plates are extant in the lower stempost, with mortises into the wood to admit the bobstay chains.
    • Manufacturers produced copper or bronze hull fittings, solid bronze bars for the bobstays on the bowsprit, phosphor-bronze wire for the headstays, and bronze blocks for the running gear.
    • The bowsprit is set up with double chain bobstays and double chain bowsprit shrouds.
    • Mr. Burtsall alone was preserved, as in falling he caught hold of one of the bobstays, and reached the bowsprit.
    • The longitudinal pressure is counteracted by the bobstays, stays and backstays.
    • It is so strong that a mooring pennant can be shackled through a special fitting so the entire boat can swing off the bobstay fitting, without any concern about chafing.
    • Gordon Bok, an instrument maker and boat builder from Camden, carved a loose rendering of a man climbing in the bobstays of his sailboat.
    • The bobstay, forestay and one running backstay were made up by my local chandler from the drawings below.
    • I'm standing on the bobstay trying to get a decent picture of the bow, and not doing a very good job.
    • As with the bobstay chains were used for the bowsprit shrouds from about 1850, which were set up with hearts or rigging screws.
    • A replacement bobstay is available of Sailbryte wire with new fittings swaged on both ends.
    • Brace the halyards and strap down the bobstays!

Origin

Mid 18th century: probably from bob1 + stay2.

 
 

Definition of bobstay in US English:

bobstay

nounˈbɑbsteɪˈbäbstā
  • A rope used to hold down the bowsprit of a ship against the upward pull of the forestay.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Gordon Bok, an instrument maker and boat builder from Camden, carved a loose rendering of a man climbing in the bobstays of his sailboat.
    • The bobstay, forestay and one running backstay were made up by my local chandler from the drawings below.
    • It is so strong that a mooring pennant can be shackled through a special fitting so the entire boat can swing off the bobstay fitting, without any concern about chafing.
    • I hung over the side of the pulpit and saw that the bobstay chain was shackled to the end cap on the bowsprit, so I hunted up a wrench and another shackle.
    • As with the bobstay chains were used for the bowsprit shrouds from about 1850, which were set up with hearts or rigging screws.
    • Brace the halyards and strap down the bobstays!
    • For the bobstays there should be ten or twelve links to the inch, and for the others considerably more.
    • Mr. Burtsall alone was preserved, as in falling he caught hold of one of the bobstays, and reached the bowsprit.
    • Straps and rings for bobstay plates are extant in the lower stempost, with mortises into the wood to admit the bobstay chains.
    • A replacement bobstay is available of Sailbryte wire with new fittings swaged on both ends.
    • The man, swimming for dear life in the water, grabbed the bobstays as the vessel pitched downward and climbed on deck.
    • I'm standing on the bobstay trying to get a decent picture of the bow, and not doing a very good job.
    • Below is a close-up of the stem fitting for the bobstay on this Vagabond pictured above.
    • Manufacturers produced copper or bronze hull fittings, solid bronze bars for the bobstays on the bowsprit, phosphor-bronze wire for the headstays, and bronze blocks for the running gear.
    • The bowsprit is set up with double chain bobstays and double chain bowsprit shrouds.
    • One aspect of fitting a bobstay is that instead of the rear end of the bowsprit pressing down into its mounting on the mast step, it is now pushed backwards towards the mast.
    • Rising and falling with the sea, the man watched his opportunity and grabbed the bobstays.
    • The longitudinal pressure is counteracted by the bobstays, stays and backstays.
    • We designed a new attachment point for the bobstay at the stem and incorporated an additional hole for a heavy shackle.
    • I secured the bobstay to the rode and cut the snubber.

Origin

Mid 18th century: probably from bob + stay.

 
 
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