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jigger mast

jigger mast is the alternative spelling of jiggermast.

Meaning of jiggermast

Noun

jiggermast (plural jiggermasts)

  1. The fourth-tallest mast on a ship with more than three masts; particularly a full-rigged ship.
    • It was Margaret who came to where I was stationed by the jiggermast and told me what had occurred; and it was she who took my rifle and relieved me so that I could go aft.1914, Jack London, The Mutiny of the Elsinore, Chapter XLV
    Synonyms:
    jigger

Forms of jigger mast

pluraljigger masts

Questions about jigger mast

What is jigger mast the alternative spelling of?
Jigger mast is the alternative spelling of jiggermast.

Words near jigger mast in the dictionary

  1. jiggeh
  2. jiggehs
  3. jigger
  4. jigger gun
  5. jigger guns
  6. jigger mast
  7. jigger masts
  8. jigger-dubber
  9. jigger-dubbers
  10. jigger-mast
  11. jigger-masts

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