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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The short after mast from which the jigger sail is set on a ketch or yawl.
  • noun The fourth mast aft on a schooner having five or more masts.
  • noun The aftmost mast on a bark or ship having four or more masts.

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