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spring stay

spring stay noun: a preventer stay, to assist the regular one; a smaller stay placed above the stays as a duplicate if needed.

Noun

spring stay (plural spring stays)

  1. A preventer stay, to assist the regular one; a smaller stay placed above the stays as a duplicate if needed.

Forms of spring stay

pluralspring stays

Questions about spring stay

What does spring stay mean?
Spring stay means a preventer stay, to assist the regular one; a smaller stay placed above the stays as a duplicate if needed.
What part of speech is spring stay?
Spring stay is a noun.
What is the plural of spring stay?
The plural of spring stay is spring stays.

Words near spring stay in the dictionary

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