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jury-mast
ˈjury-ˌmast [Origin unknown. App. either a corruption of some earlier name, or a jocular appellation invented by sailors. For the suggestion that it may have been short for injury-mast, no supporting evidence has been found.] 1. Naut. A temporary mast put up in place of one that has been broken or c... Oxford English Dictionary
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Jury mast knot
The jury mast knot (or masthead knot) is traditionally presented as to be used for jury rigging a temporary mast on a sailboat or ship after the original one has been lost; some authors claim a use for derrick poles --but there is no good evidence for actual use. The knot is placed at the top of a n... wikipedia.org
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jury-
jury-, jury a. (Naut.): see under jury-mast. Oxford English Dictionary
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HMS Pelorus (1808)
The crew rigged a jury-mast and bowsprit and Pelorus was able to get back to Plymouth. wikipedia.org
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mast
▪ I. mast, n.1 (mɑːst, -æ-) Forms: 1 mæst, 4–6 maste, 3– mast. [Com. Teut.: OE. mæst masc. = MDu., Du., OHG., MHG., mod.G. mast, Icel. mastr, Sw., Da. mast:—OTeut. *masto-z:—W. Indo-germanic type *mazdo-s, whence L. mālus (with the change of d to l frequent in L.). The Teut. word appears in popular ... Oxford English Dictionary
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