belay : Idioms & Phrases

Index

Belay thee

  • ! Stop.
Webster 1913

belaying pin

  • noun a wood or metal bar to which a rope can be secured (as on a ship or in mountain climbing)
WordNet
Be*lay"ing pin`
Definitions
  1. (Naut.) A strong pin in the side of a vessel, or by the mast, round which ropes are wound when they are fastened or belayed.
Webster 1913