different between backstay vs backstrap

English

Etymology

back +? stay

Noun

backstay (plural backstays)

1. (nautical) A part of the rigging of a sailing ship extending from masthead the top of the mast to the back of the ship; they support the strain on all upper masts and provide additional support to the shrouds when the wind is abaft the beam.
2. A strengthening or supporting piece that is built into the back of something.

Coordinate terms

• forestay

Translations

Anagrams

• stay back

English

Etymology

back +? strap

Noun

backstrap (plural backstraps)

1. A pull strap extending the backstay of a boot or shoe.
2. The backbone of a book.
3. A loin of meat consisting of the muscle on each side of the spine.
4. An anchoring strap, passed around the waist or hips, for a small loom.
5. (firearms) The rearmost surface applied to the grip especially of a pistol below a possible beavertail.
6. (drugs) The rolling a marijuana cigarette in a certain fashion (clarification of this definition is needed)

   Synonym: backroll

   Antonym: frontstrap

Verb

backstrap (third-person singular simple present backstraps, present participle backstrapping, simple past and past participle backstrapped)

1. To apply or make into a backstrap.

References

• Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster, 2002. http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com (17 Aug. 2011)
• Backstrap loom.