Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jibstay

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jib-stay
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stay (normally the forestay) to which the jib is attached

Example Sentences

"Jollies? Lord help such jollies! Crish, crash! there goes the jib-stay! Blang-whang! God!."

Inflected Forms

jibstays (plural)

Questions

What does jibstay mean?: A stay (normally the forestay) to which the jib is attached

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