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Meanings of jiggermast in English

Any small mast on a sailing vessel; especially the mizzenmast of a yawl.

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Examples for "jigger"
Examples for "jigger"
1
The jigger-mast was cut in two and flew upward like a pipe-stem.
The Wing-and-Wing; Or, Le Feu-Follet
2
Several jigger-sized whiskey bottles pillaged from the hotel's minibar littered the nightstand.
A Brewing Storm
3
Crash the cull-downwith him-downwith him, before he dubs the jigger.
Pelham — Volume 08
4
A jigger of brandy brought her to, gasping like a blessed mermaid.
The Iron Trail
5
It's a little jigger. He indicated the first joint of his thumb.
Second Foundation
Usage of jiggermast in English
1
Margaret was in high spirits, and her laughter vied with the clang of the jiggermast.
The Mutiny of the Elsinore
2
And I do know that I saw Mr. Pike take shelter behind the steel jiggermast.
The Mutiny of the Elsinore
3
The jiggermast, a huge cylinder of hollow steel that perforated the apartment through deck above and floor beneath, was hideously vocal with the storm.
The Mutiny of the Elsinore
Jiggermast through the time