BOBSTAY Meaning of BOBSTAY in English ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ nounEtymology: bob (II) + stay : a rope, chain, or bar extending from the stem of a ship to the end of the bowsprit — see ship illustration Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012