Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A stay on which a storm-sail is set.
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Examples
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Blue sea around it, and running up into its heart, so that the little boat slumbers like a baby in lap, while the tall ships are stripping naked to fight the hurricane outside, and storm-stay - sails banging and flying in ribbons.
Autocrat of the Breakfast Table Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851
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Blue sea around it, and running up into its heart, so that the little boat slumbers like a baby in lap, while the tall ships are stripping naked to fight the hurricane outside, and storm-stay - sails banging and flying in ribbons.
Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851
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Fortunately the barque well obeys her helm, and the young officers contrive to set storm-stay and trysail, thus helping to hold her steady.
The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea Mayne Reid 1850
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