| Mast (mast) |
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| n. | (måst) |
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| Mast |
| [AS.
mæst, fem.; akin to G. mast, and E. meat.
See Meat.] |
The fruit of the oak and beech, or other
forest trees; nuts; acorns.
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A pole, or long, strong,
round piece of timber, or spar, set upright in a boat or vessel, to
sustain the sails, yards, rigging, etc. A mast may also consist of
several pieces of timber united by iron bands, or of a hollow pillar
of iron or steel.
The vertical post of a
derrick or crane.
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To furnish with a mast or masts] to put the
masts of in position; as, to mast a ship.
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A spar or strut to which tie wires or guys are attached for
stiffening purposes.
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