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backstairs
[bak-stairz]
/ ˈbækˈstɛərz /
ADJECTIVE
huggermugger
Synonyms
ADJECTIVE
secret
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK
ADJECTIVE
secretive
Synonyms
Antonyms
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Above, the masts and spars looked dark in the dim, gray light of the early morning, the strips of canvas stretching away from the jackstays and flicking dismally to leeward.
From Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate" by Hains, T. Jenkins (Thornton Jenkins)