OVERMASTED

Verb

overmasted

simple past tense and past participle of overmast

Adjective

overmasted

Furnished with a mast or masts too long or too heavy.

Source: Wiktionary


OVERMAST

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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