mastmen

The crew of a whale ship usually consists of forty to fifty men, comprising several classes of officers, such as harpooners, boat-steerers, line-managers, &c. together with fore-mastmen, landmen and apprentices.

Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. Anonymous

I know now that if I order the mastmen to port a spar one jahn, the _Slanderscree_ will react precisely so, "and he out'lined air with a sweeping motion of one long arm.

Mission to Moulokin Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1979