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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Forestay

· Fore·stay · IPA
01 n. A large, strong rope, reaching from the foremast head to the bowsprit, to support the mast. See Illust. under Ship.
  1. 1.
    A large, strong rope, reaching from the foremast head to the bowsprit, to support the mast. See Illust. under Ship.(Naut.) See: Ship