trysail mast

noun

, Nautical.

1. a small auxiliary mast fastened just abaft the mainmast or foremast of a sailing vessel.

Word History and Origins

Origin of trysail mast¹

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

But the wonder of wonders is the iron pivot of a trysail-mast that was driven clean through the chest of a Scarborough lad.

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