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• forstay

名詞

forestay (複数形 forestays)

1. (nautical) A stay that extends from the top of the foremast to the bow or bowsprit of a sailing ship

   Synonym: headstay

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• backstay

動詞

forestay (三人称単数 現在形 forestays, 現在分詞 forestaying, 過去形および過去分詞形 forestayed)

1. (transitive) To stay beforehand; secure or fasten with or as with a forestay.
   • 2008, Alfred Fox, Anna's Story: Basset Mead:

     Anna decided not to press that subject and forestayed her mind to change tack.

語源 2

From fore- +‎ stay (“to hold off, postpone, delay”).

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• forstay (Scotland)

動詞

forestay (三人称単数 現在形 forestays, 現在分詞 forestaying, 過去形および過去分詞形 forestayed)

1. (transitive) To stay, delay, postpone, or hinder beforehand; forestall; prevent.
   • 1954, Osteopathic Magazine - Volumes 41-42 - Page 75:

     It is reasonable to suppose that further research into the complex bio-chemistry of the blood will result in more satisfactory substitutes for plasma than are now available and thereby death may be more easily forestayed.

   • 1965, United States Joint Publications Research Service, Translations on People's Republic of China:

     [...] in our capital construction plan, we might not plan the manufacture of equipment according to storage, thus delaying the sale of our manufactured equipment and forestaying return on investment by equipment manufacturing agencies.