jiggermast

American  

[jig-er-mast, -mahst, jig-er-muhst] / ˈdʒɪg ərˌmæst, -ˌmɑst, ˈdʒɪg ər məst /

Or jigger mast

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.

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jiggermast British  

/ ˈdʒɪɡəˌmɑːst /

noun

1. Sometimes shortened to: jigger.  nautical any small mast on a sailing vessel, esp the mizzenmast of a yawl

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Etymology

Origin of jiggermast

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

Example Sentences

Over our head, from the jiggermast, the steel stays that carry the three jigger-trysails descend high above the break of the poop and across the main deck to the mizzenmast. 

From The Mutiny of the Elsinore by London, Jack

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

From The Mutiny of the Elsinore by London, Jack