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buckstay

American

[buhk-stey] / ˈbʌkˌsteɪ /

noun

a beam held by stays stay to the exterior of a masonry wall, as that of a furnace or boiler, to keep the adjacent areas of the wall from being forced outward.

Etymology

Origin of buckstay

buck ³ + stay ²

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