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jig⋅ger⋅mast

[jig-er-mast, -mahst; Naut. jig-er-muhst]
–noun Nautical.
1. a small mast set well aft in a boat or ship; mizzenmast.
2. the fourth mast from forward in a ship having five or more masts.
Also, jigger mast.
Also called jigger.


Origin:
1825–35; jigger 1 + mast 1
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