mast

mast
I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mæst; akin to Old High German mast mast, Latin malus Date: before 12th century 1. a long pole or spar rising from the keel or deck of a ship and supporting the yards, booms, and rigging 2. a slender vertical or nearly vertical structure (as an upright post in various cranes) 3. a disciplinary proceeding at which the commanding officer of a naval unit hears and disposes of cases against enlisted men — called also captain's mast • masted adjective II. transitive verb Date: circa 1513 to furnish with a mast III. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mæst; akin to Old High German mast food, mast, and probably to Old English mete food — more at meat Date: before 12th century nuts (as acorns) accumulated on the forest floor and often serving as food for animals

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