boiler stay

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• Stay — Stay, n. [Cf. OF. estai, F. [ e]tai support, and E. stay a rope to support a mast.] 1. That which serves as a prop; a support. My only strength and stay. Milton. [1913 Webster] Trees serve as so many stays for their vines. Addison. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Stay bolt — Stay Stay, n. [Cf. OF. estai, F. [ e]tai support, and E. stay a rope to support a mast.] 1. That which serves as a prop; a support. My only strength and stay. Milton. [1913 Webster] Trees serve as so many stays for their vines. Addison. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Stay busk — Stay Stay, n. [Cf. OF. estai, F. [ e]tai support, and E. stay a rope to support a mast.] 1. That which serves as a prop; a support. My only strength and stay. Milton. [1913 Webster] Trees serve as so many stays for their vines. Addison. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Stay rod — Stay Stay, n. [Cf. OF. estai, F. [ e]tai support, and E. stay a rope to support a mast.] 1. That which serves as a prop; a support. My only strength and stay. Milton. [1913 Webster] Trees serve as so many stays for their vines. Addison. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Stay — (st[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stayed} (st[=a]d) or {Staid} (st[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Staying}.] [OF. estayer, F. [ e]tayer to prop, fr. OF. estai, F. [ e]tai, a prop, probably fr. OD. stade, staeye, a prop, akin to E. stead; or cf. stay a rope …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• stay bolt — noun Etymology: stay (V) : a bolt or short rod commonly threaded throughout its length and used as a stay to connect opposite plates (as in a steam boiler) that are subjected to a pressure tending to force them apart * * * stay bolt noun A bolt… …   Useful english dictionary

• stay — stay1 /stay/, v., stayed or staid, staying, n. v.i. 1. to spend some time in a place, in a situation, with a person or group, etc.: He stayed in the army for ten years. 2. to continue to be as specified, as to condition or state: to stay clean. 3 …   Universalium

• stay tube — noun Etymology: stay (V) : a fire tube with flared or threaded thickened ends that project through both tube sheets in a steam boiler so as to form stays …   Useful english dictionary

• palm stay — noun Etymology: palm (I) (flat part) : a short boiler stay screwed through a surface into an angle piece riveted to another surface at right angles …   Useful english dictionary

• To stay a mast — Stay Stay (st[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stayed} (st[=a]d) or {Staid} (st[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Staying}.] [OF. estayer, F. [ e]tayer to prop, fr. OF. estai, F. [ e]tai, a prop, probably fr. OD. stade, staeye, a prop, akin to E. stead; or cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• roof stay — noun : a stay rod or tie rod connecting the crown sheet of a boiler with the shell …   Useful english dictionary