Mast

mast, n. a long upright pole for bearing the yards, rigging, . in a ship.— v.t. to supply with a mast or masts.— adj. Mast′ed .— n. Mast′-head , the head or top of the mast of a ship.— v.t. to raise to the mast-head: to punish by sending a sailor to the mast-head for a certain time.— n. Mast′-house , the place in dockyards where masts are made.— adj. Mast′le , having no mast. [A.S. mæst , the stem of a tree; Ger. mast .]