jiggermast
[
jig
-er-mast, -mahst;
Nautical
jig
-er-m
uh
st]
/ˈdʒɪg ərˌmæst, -ˌmɑst;
Nautical
ˈdʒɪg ər məst/
noun
,
Nautical
1.
a small
mast
set well aft in a boat or ship; mizzenmast.
2.
the fourth
mast
from forward in a ship having five or more
masts
.
Also,
jigger mast
.
Also called
jigger
.
Origin
1825-35;
jigger
1
+
mast
1
British Dictionary definitions for
jiggermast
jiggermast
/
ˈdʒɪɡəˌmɑːst
/
noun
1.
(
nautical
) any small mast on a sailing vessel, esp the mizzenmast of a yawl
Sometimes shortened to
jigger