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Belaying [\N] Webster's Dictionary 1828

BELA'YING , ppr. Blocking up; laying an ambush; making fast.

Belaying [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Belaying pin Webster's Dictionary 1913

A strong pin in the side of a vessel, or by the mast, round which ropes are wound when they are fastened or belayed.