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Ambreate

Part of Speech: noun

A salt formed by the combination of ambreic acid with a base or positive radical.

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Jackstay

Part of Speech: noun

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1. A rail of wood or iron stretching along a yard of a vessel, to which the sails are fastened.

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At his touch, as though by magic, the young fellow calmed down, and Stubbins- reaching round him- grasped the jackstay on the other side. - "The Ghost Pirates", William Hope Hodgson.
I screwed round a bit, holding the jackstay with one hand, and steadying the insensible Ordinary with the other. - "The Ghost Pirates", William Hope Hodgson.
The jackstay was torn from his grasp, and he fell, face downward, into the black void beneath. - ""Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea", Morgan Robertson.

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