Stay-ship

[f. STAY v.¹] = REMORA.

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1567, 1601. [see REMORA 1].

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1585. Higins, Junius’ Nomencl., 66. Echeneis, remora,… a stay ship, because it will cleaue close and fast to the keele of y^e ship, and hinder it in course.

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1884. Goode, Nat. Hist. Aquat. Anim., 355. Several species of ‘stay-ships’ or ‘remoras’ occur on our coast.

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