stay (v.)
hold, support, prop [up]
KJ III.iv.138[Cardinal Pandulph to Lewis the Dauphin] he that stands upon a slippery place / Makes nice of no vile hold to stay him up [i.e. is not fussy about the means he uses]
KJ V.vii.55[King John to Bastard] My heart hath one poor string to stay it by
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