FORESTAYS

Noun

forestays

plural of forestay

Source: Wiktionary


FORESTAY

Fore"stay`, n. (Naut.)

Definition: A large, strong rope, reaching from the foremast head to the bowsprit, to support the mast. See Illust. under Ship.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

7 July 2024

SECURE

(adjective) free from danger or risk; “secure from harm”; “his fortune was secure”; “made a secure place for himself in his field”


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Coffee Trivia

The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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