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mainstay |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mainstay \Main"stay`\, n. 1. (Naut.) The stay extending from the foot of the foremast to the maintop. 2. Main support; principal dependence. The great mainstay of the Church. --Buckle. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: mainstay n 1: a prominent supporter; "he is a pillar of the community" [syn: {pillar}] 2: a central cohesive source of support and stability: "faith is his anchor"; "he is the linchpin of this firm" [syn: {anchor}, {backbone}, {linchpin}, {lynchpin}] 3: the forestay that braces the mainmast
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