Mast , n. (Aëronautics) A spar or strut
to which tie wires or guys are attached for stiffening purposes.
Mast , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Masted; p. pr. & vb. n. Masting.]
To furnish with a mast or masts; to put
the masts of in position; as, to mast a ship.
Mast , n. [AS. mæst, masc.; akin to D., G., Dan., & Sw. mast, Icel.
mastr, and perh. to L. malus.]
1.
(Naut.) 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 tallest pine
Hewn on Norwegian hills, to be the mast
Of some great ammiral.
Milton. &fist; The most common general names of masts are foremast, mainmast, and mizzenmast, each of which may
be made of separate spars.
2.
(Mach.) The vertical post of a derrick
or crane.
Afore the mast, Before the mast. See under Afore, and Before. - - Mast coat. See under Coat. -- Mast hoop, one of a number of hoops attached to the fore edge of a boom sail, which slip on
the mast as
the sail is
raised or lowered; also, one of the iron hoops used in making a made mast. See Made.
Mast (m&adot;st), n. [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.
Oak mast, and beech, . . . they eat.
Chapman. Swine under an oak filling themselves with the mast.
South.
Hear it pronounced