Illustration from 1908 Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary.
<b>Belay</b>, <i>v.t.</i> (<i>naut.</i>) to fasten a running rope by coiling it round a cleat or <b>Belaying-pin</b>
Rev. Thomas Davidson 1856-1923 (<i>ed.</i>)
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language