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mast

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  1. captain's mast        
 
1. mast \'mast\ \'mas-t*d\ n [ME, fr. OE mst; akin to OHG mast, L 
   malus] 1: a long pole or spar rising from the keel or deck of a ship and 
   supportin g the yards, booms, and rigging 2: a vertical or nearly vertical 
   pole (as an upright post in various cranes ) 3: a disciplinary proceeding 
   at which the commanding officer of a naval uni t hears and disposes of 
   cases against his enlisted men 1: forward of the foremast  2: as a common 
   sailor  - mast.ed aj
2. mast vt : to furnish with a mast 
3. mast n [ME, fr. OE mst; akin to OE mete food - more at MEAT)M : 
   nuts (as beechnuts and acorns) accumulated on the forest floor and often  
   serving as food for hogs or other animals