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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
MASTING
MASTING
Mast
"
ing,
n. (
Naut.
)
Defn:
The
act
or
process
of
putting
a
mast
or
masts
into
a
vessel;
also,
the
scientific
principles
which
determine
the
position
of
masts,
and
the
mechanical
methods
of
placing
them.
Masting
house
(
Naut.
), a
large
building,
with
suitable
mechanism
overhanging
the
water,
used
for
stepping
and
unstepping
the
masts
of
vessels.