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jibstay

jibstay noun: a stay (normally the forestay) to which the jib is attached.

Noun

jibstay (plural jibstays)

  1. A stay (normally the forestay) to which the jib is attached
    • Jollies? Lord help such jollies! Crish, crash! there goes the jib-stay! Blang-whang! God!.1851 November 14, Herman Melville, chapter 40, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC

jibstay meaning in Tamil

jibstay in Tamil

சீப்புசவாய்

Forms of jibstay

pluraljibstays

Questions about jibstay

What does jibstay mean?
Jibstay means a stay (normally the forestay) to which the jib is attached.
What is jibstay in Tamil?
Jibstay in Tamil is சீப்புசவாய். See Jibstay meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is jibstay?
Jibstay is a noun.
What is the plural of jibstay?
The plural of jibstay is jibstays.

Words near jibstay in the dictionary

  1. Jibril
  2. jibs
  3. jibs out
  4. jibsheet
  5. jibsheets
  6. jibstay
  7. jibstays
  8. JIC
  9. JICA
  10. Jicalapa
  11. jicama

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