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three-master

[three-mas-ter, -mah-ster]

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noun Nautical.

a sailing ship with three masts.

Origin of three-master

First recorded in 1880–85

Related formsthree-mast·ed, adjective

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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Historical Examples of three-master

In the harbor I had noticed a three-master, the schooner Ayesha.
The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII)
Various
Three-master, carrying lumber—that wed landed—return voyage.
The Wasted Generation
Owen Johnson
It was plain enough that he was devising some expedient to escape the three-master.
Fighting for the Right
Oliver Optic
A three-master, with an auxiliary motor for bad weather, the Sea Nymph had been built for island trade.
Sign of the Green Arrow
Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell
Her sainted husband had collected them; and they would have sold for more than would a three-master loaded with grain.
Told by the Death's Head
Mr Jkai