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stay⋅sail

  [stey-seyl; Naut. stey-suhl]
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–noun Nautical.
any sail set on a stay, as a triangular sail between two masts.

Origin:
1660–70; stay 3 + sail
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stay·sail   (stā'səl, -sāl')   
n.   Nautical
A triangular sail hoisted on a stay.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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