Mainstay
[meyn-stey] /ˈmeɪnˌsteɪ/
noun
1.
Nautical. the that secures the mainmast forward.
2.
a person or thing that acts as a chief support or part:
Coffee is the mainstay of the country’s economy.
/ˈmeɪnˌsteɪ/
noun
1.
(nautical) the forestay that braces the mainmast
2.
a chief support
n.
“chief support,” 1787, figurative use of a nautical noun meaning “stay which extends from the main-top to the foot of the foremast” (late 15c.), from main (adj.) + stay (n.).
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