jackstay
jack·stay [ ˈjak-ˌstā]
[ˈjak-ˌstā]
1 : an iron rod, wooden bar, or wire rope along a yard of a ship to which the sails are fastened
2 : a support of wood, iron, or rope running up a mast on which the parrel of a yard travels
First Known Use of jackstay
circa 1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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