bobstay (plural bobstays)
(nautical) A strong rope or chain rigging running from the end of the bowsprit to the ship's stem or cutwater.
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Source: Wiktionary
Bob"stay` (, n. Etym: [Bob + stay.] (Naut.)
Definition: A rope or chain to confine the bowsprit of a ship downward to the stem or cutwater; -- usually in the pl.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 June 2025
(verb) bestow a quality on; “Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company”; “The music added a lot to the play”; “She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings”; “This adds a light note to the program”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
