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stays'ls

stays'ls is the plural of stays'l.

Meaning of stays'l

Noun

stays'l (plural stays'ls)

  1. (colloquial) A staysail.
    • "Guess she'd lie easier under stays'l, Salters," said Disko, as though he had seen nothing.1897, Rudyard Kipling, Captains Courageous

Questions about stays'ls

What is stays'ls the plural of?
Stays'ls is the plural of stays'l.

Words near stays'ls in the dictionary

  1. stays tuned
  2. stays up
  3. stays up late
  4. stays within the lines
  5. stays'l
  6. stays'ls
  7. staysail
  8. staysails
  9. staystitch
  10. staystitched
  11. staystitches

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