variants:
or less commonly buckstave \
ˈ⸗ˌ⸗
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plural -s
Definition of buckstay
: either of two connected girders used one on each side of the masonry structure of a furnace or flue to take the thrust of an arch
also
: any girder similarly used as a stay
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