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mast

UK/mɑːst/ US/mæst/ uncommon obsolete slang

noun

1.

a vertical spar for supporting sails

2.

nuts of forest trees (as beechnuts and acorns) accumulated on the ground; used especially as food for swine

3.

nuts of forest trees used as feed for swine

4.

Origin

From Middle English mast, from Old English mæst (“mast”), from Proto-West Germanic *mast, from Proto-Germanic *mastaz (“mast, sail-pole”), from Proto-Indo-European *mazdos (“pole, mast”). Cognate with Dutch mast, German Mast, and via Indo-European with Latin mālus, Russian мост (most, “bridge”), Irish adhmad.

Phrases

  • admiral's mast
  • before the mast
  • captain's mast
  • flag mast
  • jury mast
  • lash oneself to the mast
  • mast bumping
  • mast climbing

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