JIGGERMAST Definition & Meaning

jiggermast

or jig·ger mast

[ jig-er-mast, -mahst; Nautical jig-er-muhst ]

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noun

Nautical.

a small mast set well aft in a boat or ship; mizzenmast.
the fourth mast from forward in a ship having five or more masts.

jiggermast

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noun

nautical any small mast on a sailing vessel, esp the mizzenmast of a yawl Sometimes shortened tojigger

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Origin of jiggermast¹

First recorded in 1825–35; jigger ¹ + mast ¹

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And I do know that I saw Mr. Pike take shelter behind the steel jiggermast.

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Behind the jiggermast I lighted the fuse of one of my extemporized bombs.

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I compromised with the inevitable by having Wada make up my bed on the deck in the shelter of the cabin skylight just for’ard of the jiggermast.

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Margaret was in high spirits, and her laughter vied with the clang of the jiggermast.

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The jiggermast, a huge cylinder of hollow steel that perforated the apartment through deck above and floor beneath, was hideously vocal with the storm.

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