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jiggermast

jiggermast noun: the fourth-tallest mast on a ship with more than three masts; particularly a full-rigged ship.

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

Synonyms of jiggermast

Forms of jiggermast

pluraljiggermasts
alternative formjigger mast
alternative formjigger-mast

Origin of jiggermast

From jigger + mast.

Questions about jiggermast

What does jiggermast mean?
Jiggermast means the fourth-tallest mast on a ship with more than three masts; particularly a full-rigged ship.
What part of speech is jiggermast?
Jiggermast is a noun.
What is the plural of jiggermast?
The plural of jiggermast is jiggermasts.

Words near jiggermast in the dictionary

  1. jiggered
  2. jiggerer
  3. jiggerers
  4. jiggering
  5. jiggerman
  6. jiggermast
  7. jiggermasts
  8. jiggermen
  9. jiggers
  10. jiggery-pokery
  11. jigget

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