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bobstays

bobstays is the plural of bobstay.

Meaning of bobstay

Noun

bobstay (plural bobstays)

  1. A strong rope or chain rigging running from the end of the bowsprit to the ship's stem or cutwater.

Questions about bobstays

What is bobstays the plural of?
Bobstays is the plural of bobstay.

Words near bobstays in the dictionary

  1. bobsleighing
  2. bobsleighs
  3. Bobson
  4. Bobst
  5. bobstay
  6. bobstays
  7. Bobster
  8. bobstick
  9. bobsticks
  10. Bobsts
  11. bobtail

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