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Definition of Mainstey

Main"stay` (?), n. 1. (Naut.) The stay extending from the foot of the foremast to the maintop.

2. Main support; principal dependence.

The great mainstay of the Church.
Buckle.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • A chief support
  • (nautical) A rope from the top of the mainmast to the bottom of the foremast.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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