OVERMAST

Etymology

Verb

overmast (third-person singular simple present overmasts, present participle overmasting, simple past and past participle overmasted)

To furnish with a mast or masts overly tall or heavy.

Source: Wiktionary


O`ver*mast", v. t. (Naut.)

Definition: To furnish (a vessel) with too long or too heavy a mast or masts.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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