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"With slack pace." Chaucer. Cslack southwest, at midnight was becalmed. Milton. Slack in stays (Naut.), slow in going about, as a ship. -- Slack water, the time when the tide runs slowly, or the water is at rest; or the interval between the flux and reflux of the tide. -- Slack-water navigation, navigation in a stre…

essel having one mast and fore-and-aft rig, consisting of a boom-and-gaff mainsail, jibs, staysail, and gaff topsail. The typical sloop has a fixed bowsprit, topmast, and standing rigging, while those of a cutter are capable of being readily shifted. The sloop usually carries a centerboard, and depends for stability up…

A short time; a while. [R.] "To stay your deadly strife a space." Spenser.

imp. & p. p. of Stay.

and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a support or stay; as, a stake to support vines, fences, hedges, etc. A sharpened stake strong Dryas found. Dryden.

prop or support; a piece of timber in the form of a stake or post, used for a support or stay.

ge or rope which sustain the masts and remain fixed in their position, as the shrouds and stays, - - distinguished from running rigging.

To be fixed or set; to stay. [Prov. Eng.]

To be prevented from going farther; to stop by reason of some obstacle; to be stayed. I had most need of blessing, and "Amen" Stuck in my throat. Shak. The trembling weapon passed Through nine bull hides, . . . and stuck within the last. Dryden.

A small channel on the side of a vessel, for the dead-eyes of the backstays. Totten.

To spend a short time; to reside temporarily; to stay; to tarry; as, to stop with a friend. [Colloq.] By stopping at home till the money was gone. R. D. Blackmore. To stop over, to stop at a station beyond the time of the departure of the train on which one came, with the purpose of continuing one's journey on a subseq…

Bound with stays. Let nature have scope to fashion the body as she thinks best; we have few well-shaped that are strait-laced. Locke.

tion is to hold things apart; a brace subjected to compressive stress; -- the opposite of stay, and tie.

To come under, as a support or stay; to happen. A future state must needs subvene to prevent the whole edifice from falling into ruin. Bp. Warburton.

power, or by coming in the place of; to set aside; to render unnecessary; to suspend; to stay. Nothing is supposed that can supersede the known laws of natural motion. Bentley.

A writ of command to suspend the powers of an officer in certain cases, or to stay proceedings under another writ. Blackstone.

To cause to cease for a time; to hinder from proceeding; to interrupt; to delay; to stay. Suspend your indignation against my brother. Shak. The guard nor fights nor fies; their fate so near At once suspends their courage and their fear. Denham.

A stay or postponement of execution of a sentence condemnatory by means of letters of suspension granted on application to the lord ordinary.

To stay or remain behind; to wait. Tarry ye for us, until we come again. Ex. xxiv. 14.

sed in the Mediterranean, having one mast carrying large leteen sail, and a bowsprit with staysail or jib.