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dismast

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dis⋅mast

  [dis-mast, -mahst]
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–verb (used with object)
to deprive (a ship) of masts; break off the masts of.
Origin:
1740–50; dis- 1 + mast 1

Related forms:
dis⋅mast⋅ment, noun
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dis·mast   (dĭs-māst')   
tr.v.   dis·mast·ed, dis·mast·ing, dis·masts Nautical
To remove or break off the mast of.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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