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Belay
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(from the same O. Eng. origin as "lay"; cf. Dutch beleggen), a nautical term for making ropes fast round a pin. In earlier days the word was synonymous with "waylay" or "surround."
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Belay'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/b/belay.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Belay'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/b/belay.html. 1910.
