stays
71miss stays — phrasal of a ship : to fail in the attempt to go about * * * miss stays (nautical) To fail in going about from one tack to another • • • Main Entry: ↑miss …
72refuse stays — phrasal of a ship : to fail to go about : miss stays …
73slack in stays — adjective of a ship : slow in going about * * * slack in stays (of a ship, etc) slow in going about • • • Main Entry: ↑slack …
74in stays — adverb 1. : in process of going about from one tack to another 2. : in process of heading into the wind with sails shaking * * * in stays (of a sailing vessel during tacking) hanging with head to windward without moving to the opposite tack • • • …
75jack-stays — jackˈ stays plural noun Ropes or strips of wood or iron stretched along the yards of a ship to bind the sails to • • • Main Entry: ↑jack …
76in stays — idi naut. navig. (of a fore and aft rigged vessel) heading into the wind with sails shaking, as in coming about …
77heave in stays — phrasal of a sailing ship : tack …
78be in stays — (of a sailing ship) be head to the wind while tacking …
79miss-stays — …
80Plate spinning — stays upright while spinning. Spinning plates are sometimes gimmicked, to help keep the plates on the poles. Many Chinese acrobatic troupes feature plate spinning usually combined with contortion or acrobatic skills. These usually feature… …