masting (plural mastings)
(botany) A mast seeding.
masting
present participle of mast
• matings, tamings
Source: Wiktionary
Mast"ing, n. (Naut.)
Definition: The act or process of putting a mast or masts into a vessel; also, the scientific principles which determine the position of masts, and the mechanical methods of placing them. Masting house (Naut.), a large building, with suitable mechanism overhanging the water, used for stepping and unstepping the masts of vessels.
Mast, n. Etym: [AS. mæst, fem. ; akin to G. mast, and E. meat. See Meat.]
Definition: The fruit of the oak and beech, or other forest trees; nuts; acorns. Oak mast, and beech, . . . they eat. Chapman. Swine under an oak filling themselves with the mast. South.
Mast, n. Etym: [AS. mæst, masc.; akin to D., G., Dan., & Sw. mast, Icel. mastr, and perh. to L. malus.]
1. (Naut.)
Definition: A pole, or long, strong, round piece of timber, or spar, set upright in a boat or vessel, to sustain the sails, yards, rigging, etc. A mast may also consist of several pieces of timber united by iron bands, or of a hollow pillar of iron or steel. The tallest pine Hewn on Norwegian hills, to be the mast Of some great ammiral. Milton.
Note: The most common general names of masts are foremast, mainmast, and mizzenmast, each of which may be made of separate spars.
2. (Mach.)
Definition: The vertical post of a derrick or crane. Afore the mast, Before the mast. See under Afore, and Before.
– Mast coat. See under Coat.
– Mast hoop, one of a number of hoops attached to the fore edge of a boom sail, which slip on the mast as the sail is raised or lowered; also, one of the iron hoops used in making a made mast. See Made.
Mast, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Masted; p. pr. & vb. n. Masting.]
Definition: To furnish with a mast or masts; to put the masts of in position; as, to mast a ship.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
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