Jackstay definitions

Jackstay

1) Rope
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jackstay

iron or wooden bar running along yard of ship to which sails fastened
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jackstay

iron or wooden bar running along yard of ship to which sails fastened
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Jackstay

Wire rope, metal rod, or wooden batten fastened to the upper side of a yard or spar to which the head of a square sail was attached or footropes lashed.
Found on http://shipwrightjournal.blogspot.co.uk/p/glossary-of-nautical-terms.html

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Jackstay

• (n.) A rail of wood or iron stretching along a yard of a vessel, to which the sails are fastened.
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Jackstay

Jack'stay` noun (Nautical) A rail of wood or iron stretching along a yard of a vessel, to which the sails are fastened.
Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/J/2

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