Usually means: Wire supporting sailboat's forward sail.
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  1. jibstay: Merriam-Webster
  2. jibstay: Wiktionary

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  1. SeaTalk Dictionary of English Nautical Language (No longer online)
  2. Jibstay: Latitude Mexico

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▸ noun:  (nautical) A stay (normally the forestay) to which the jib is attached

Similar:
jackstay, babystay, stay, spring stay, jutty, boatel, tail-bay, yard, abode, dock, more...

Opposite:
backstay, forestay, shroud

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Similar:
jackstay, babystay, stay, spring stay, jutty, boatel, tail-bay, yard, abode, dock, more...

Opposite:
backstay, forestay, shroud



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