stays

/ (steɪz) /


pl n
  1. rare corsets with bones in them

  2. a position of a sailing vessel relative to the wind so that the sails are luffing or aback: Compare irons (def. 2)

  1. miss stays or refuse stays (of a sailing vessel) to fail to come about

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