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ˈbɒbˌsteɪbob·stay

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  1. bobstaynoun

    A strong rope or chain rigging running from the end of the bowsprit to the ship's stem or cutwater

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  1. Bobstay

    A bobstay is a part of the rigging of a sailing boat or ship. Its purpose is to counteract the upward tension on the bowsprit from the jibs and forestay. A bobstay may run directly from the stem to the bowsprit, or it may run to a dolphin striker, a spar projecting downward, which is then held to the bowsprit or jibboom by a martingale stay.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Bobstaynoun

    a rope or chain to confine the bowsprit of a ship downward to the stem or cutwater; -- usually in the pl

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of bobstay in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of bobstay in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3


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