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buckstay

buckstay noun: a vertical support for a furnace or boiler, to give it rigidity.

Noun

buckstay (plural buckstays)

  1. A vertical support for a furnace or boiler, to give it rigidity.

Forms of buckstay

pluralbuckstays
alternative formbuck stay

Origin of buckstay

From buck + stay.

Questions about buckstay

What does buckstay mean?
Buckstay means a vertical support for a furnace or boiler, to give it rigidity.
What part of speech is buckstay?
Buckstay is a noun.
What is the plural of buckstay?
The plural of buckstay is buckstays.

Words near buckstay in the dictionary

  1. bucksow
  2. bucksows
  3. Bucksport
  4. buckstall
  5. buckstalls
  6. buckstay
  7. buckstays
  8. Buckstone
  9. Buckstones
  10. bucktail
  11. bucktails

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