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mainstay

[ meyn-stey ]

noun

  1. Nautical. the stay 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.

    Synonyms: , , ,



mainstay

/ ˈɪˌٱɪ /

noun

  1. nautical the forestay that braces the mainmast
  2. a chief support
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of mainstay1

First recorded in 1475–85; main 1 + stay 2
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The biggest negative of appointing Brook is the workload it adds to one of England's busiest players as a Test, 50-over and T20 mainstay.

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République is a mainstay of the Los Angeles dining scene, a French bistro routinely topping “best of” lists.

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Heroin and other hard drugs were a tour mainstay.

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These shamanistic masks have long been a mainstay of populists.

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The French Canadian conductor, just turned 50, is a mainstay on the East Coast as music director of the Metropolitan Opera in New York and the Philadelphia Orchestra.

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