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 Definitions of jackstay  [ˈdʒækˌsteɪ]  

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Definition of 'jackstay' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) jackstay
a rod or batten, following a yard, gaff, or boom, to which one edge of a sail is bent.

2.  jackstay
a rail for guiding the movement of the hanks of a sail.

Etymology:  (1830–40)

Definition of 'jackstay' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) jackstay
a rail of wood or iron stretching along a yard of a vessel, to which the sails are fastened

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