Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To furnish with a mast or with masts that are too long or too heavy.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb (Naut.) To furnish (a vessel) with too long or too heavy a mast or masts.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To furnish with a mast or masts overly tall or heavy.
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
over- + mast
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