Maybe this?
http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/guy
\Guy\, n. [Sp. guia guide, a guy or small rope used on board
of ships to keep weighty things in their places; of Teutonic
origin, and the same word as E. guide. See {Guide}, and cf.
{Gye}.]
>From my old American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (1973)
To fasten, guide, or hold with a guy. (Probably from Low German, akin to
Dutch gei (of obscure origin)]
73,
dale, kg5u
> Subject: [TowerTalk] root of guy wire?
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> This may sound strange but, what is the root of the term guy wire
> or just singly "guy" as a support. Where did it originate from?
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