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The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea | 2006 | Copyright

bobstay, a chain or heavy wire rigging running from the end of the bowsprit to the ship's stem or cutwater. Particularly heavy rigging was required in this position since the fore-topmast in sailing vessels was stayed to the bowsprit, exerting a strong upward pull when the sails were full of wind. The bowsprit was also secured by shrouds from either bow of the ship. Very few sailing vessels are fitted with bowsprits today and in consequence the bobstay is rarely seen as a piece of rigging; generally, the only sailing vessels still using it are the various sail training ships and some classic yachts.

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The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military | 2001 | Copyright

bobstay n. a rope used to hold down the bowsprit of a ship and keep it steady.

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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

bobstay •latte, maté, pâté, pattée, satay •concertante • backstay • commedia dell'arte, écarté, Jubilate •fouetté, jeté, mantellette •Deo volente • mainstay • décolleté •cinéma-vérité • diamanté • bobstay •forte, panforte, prêt-à-porter •forestay • sauté • velouté