This term is applied to masts when they incline forward out of the vertical line; the opposite of rake (which see.)
·Impf & ·p.p. of <<Stay>>. II. Stayed ·adj Staid; fixed; settled; sober; — now written staid. ·see...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun An agreement; a covenant; a promise. II. Forward ·adv ·Alt. of <<Forwards>>. III. Forward ·a...
pretty forward ; i. e, almost drunk. North. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
In the fore-part of the ship; the same as afore. Also, the word of command when troops are to resume...
The Sailor's Word-Book
The hail to the forecastle. ...
Said of the wind when it draws before the beam. ...