"Mast" is a word in LAW AND LEGAL, ENGLISH
To fatten with mast, (acorns, etc.) 1 Leon. 186
To furnish with a mast or masts; to put the masts of in
position; as, to mast a ship.
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.
The fruit of the oak and beech, or other forest trees; nuts;
acorns.
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An Irish priest and a Rabbi get into a car accident. They both get out of their cars and stumble over to the side of the road. The Rabbi says, "Oy vey! What a wreck!" The priest asks him, "Are you all right, Rabbi?" The Rabbi responds, "Just a little shaken." The priest pulls a flask of whiskey from his coat and says, "Here, drink some of this it will calm your nerves." The Rabbi takes the flask and drinks it down and says, "Well, what are we going to tell the police?" "Well," the priest says, "I don't know what your aft' to be tellin' them. But I'll be tellin' them I wasn't the one drinkin'."
Backward against the mast; -- said of the sails when pressed by the wind.
Read the complete definitionA cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head.
Read the complete definitionIn the top; at the mast head, or on the higher yards or rigging; overhead; hence (Fig. and Colloq.), in …
Read the complete definitionThe furniture of a ship, as masts, sails, rigging, anchors, guns, etc.
Read the complete definitionLat A tree; a plant; something larger than an herb; a general term Including vines, osiers, and even reeds. The …
Read the complete definitionA rope or stay extending from the masthead to the side of a ship, slanting a little aft, to assist …
Read the complete definitionA two-masted Arab or Indian trading vessel, used in Indian Ocean.
Read the complete definitionbangkà n banca, a one-piece dug-out between 5 to 15 meters optionally with one or two masts and/or a motor, …
Read the complete definitionA three-masted vessel, having her foremast and mainmast square-rigged, and her mizzenmast schooner-rigged.
Read the complete definitionA strip of sawed stuff, or a scantling; as, (a) pl. (Com. & Arch.) Sawed timbers about 7 by 2 …
Read the complete definitionbatubára n boom, a spar extending along the bottom of the sail attached to the mast. v [A; ac1] make …
Read the complete definitionA strong pin in the side of a vessel, or by the mast, round which ropes are wound when they …
Read the complete definitionPieces of timber bolted to certain parts of a mast to support the trestletrees.
Read the complete definitionA two-masted passenger boat or small vessel, used in the bay of Manila.
Read the complete definitionA small two-masted merchant vessel, fitted only for coasting, or for use in canals, as in Holland.
Read the complete definitionbílus n k. o. outriggered sailboat, reaching 20 in length. dus n two-masted sailboat. v [A1; b6] ride this sort …
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Read the complete definitionA cushioned or a piece of soft wood covered with tarred canvas, placed on the trestletrees and against the mast, …
Read the complete definitionA long spar or beam, projecting from the mast of a derrick, from the outer end of which the body …
Read the complete definitionIn English law. The food whlch wood and trees yield to cattle; browse-wood, mast, etc. Spelman
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