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forestay [′fȯr‚stā] (naval architecture) In sailing vessels, a stay extending from the foremast to the bow deck, bowsprit, or jibboom. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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When they had come inside the harbour they furled the sails and laid them in the ship's hold; they slackened the forestays, lowered the mast into its place, and rowed the ship to the place where they would have her lie; there they cast out their mooring-stones and made fast the hawsers. First they unfastened the sheets and let down the sail and lowered the mast by the forestays upon the mast- rest. |
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