topmast

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  • The highest mast in a fore-and-aft-rigged ship.
  • The mast below the topgallant mast in a square-rigged ship.

Etymology

Compound from English top + English mast (fodder for swine and other animals, slim post tower, tall, nuts, fruit of forest-trees, relating to the breasts).

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mast

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fodder for swine and other animals, slim post tower, tall, nuts, fruit of forest-trees, relating to the breasts

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