英语词汇“bobstay”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

bobstay

/ˈbɒbsteɪ

noun

A rope used to hold down the bowsprit of a ship and keep it steady.I hung over the side of the pulpit and saw that the bobstay chain was shackled to the end cap on the bowsprit, so I hunted up a wrench and another shackle....

For the bobstays there should be ten or twelve links to the inch, and for the others considerably more.
I'm standing on the bobstay trying to get a decent picture of the bow, and not doing a very good job.

Origin

Mid 18th century: probably from bob¹ + stay².

单词	bobstay
释义	bobstay /ˈbɒbsteɪ / noun A rope used to hold down the bowsprit of a ship and keep it steady.I hung over the side of the pulpit and saw that the bobstay chain was shackled to the end cap on the bowsprit, so I hunted up a wrench and another shackle.... For the bobstays there should be ten or twelve links to the inch, and for the others considerably more. I'm standing on the bobstay trying to get a decent picture of the bow, and not doing a very good job. Origin Mid 18th century: probably from bob¹ + stay².
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