Bobstay: alternatives and connections

A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (rope or chain), and which, being cast overboard, lays hold of the earth by a…

To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in bundles; to bind a prisoner.

A contract in the nature of a mortgage, by which the owner of a ship, or the master as his agent, hypothecates and binds the ship (and…

a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant

A span of rope, line, or chain made fast as both ends, so that another rope, line, or chain may be attached to its middle.

To confine in, or as in, a cage; to shut up or confine.

A collar of iron or wood used in joining spars, as the mast and the topmast, the bowsprit and the jib boom; also, a covering of tarred…

Relating to a chain; like a chain; as, a catenary curve.

To fasten, bind, or connect with a chain; to fasten or bind securely, as with a chain; as, to chain a bulldog.

A pump consisting of an endless chain, running over a drum or wheel by which it is moved, and dipping below the water to be raised. Th…

Work looped or linked after the manner of a chain; chain stitch work.

An ornamental hook, or brooch worn by a lady at her waist, and having a short chain or chains attached for a watch, keys, trinkets, et…

To secure by bonds; to chain; to bond or confine; to hold tightly; to constringe.

To confine in a coop; hence, to shut up or confine in a narrow compass; to cramp; -- usually followed by up, sometimes by in.

Bent downward or aside; (Bot.) bending downward in a curve; declined.

To bend, or lean downward; to take a downward direction; to bend over or hang down, as from weakness, weariness, despondency, etc.; to…

Extending downward; -- said of a leaf whose base extends downward and forms a wing along the stem.

A bending downward; a sloping; incurvation downward; declivity.