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jiggermasts

jiggermasts is the plural 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

Questions about jiggermasts

What is jiggermasts the plural of?
Jiggermasts is the plural of jiggermast.

Words near jiggermasts in the dictionary

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

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