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Spanker mast

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jiggernoun(US) A double-ended vessel, generally of stainless steel or other metal, one end of which typically measures 1½ fluid ounces (approx. 44 ml), the other typically 1 fluid ounce (approx. 30 ml).
sailnoun(nautical) A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination of mast, spars and ropes.
aftnoun(nautical) The rear part (after end) of a ship or other vessel.
scandalizedHaving been the subject of a scandal; disgraced.
beaternounA kitchen implement for mixing.
sternnounHaving a hardness and severity of nature or manner.
boomnounTo make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.
gaffnounA tool consisting of a large metal hook with a handle or pole, especially the one used to pull large fish aboard a boat.
jibnoun(nautical) A triangular staysail set forward of the foremast. In a sloop (see image) the basic jib reaches back roughly to the level of the mast.
lateennoun(nautical) A triangular fore-and-aft sail set on a boom in such way that the tack is attached to the hull of the vessel and the free end of the boom lifts the sail.
mainmastnoun(nautical) The tallest mast of a sailing ship that has more than one mast; particularly a full-rigged ship.
mizzennoun(nautical) Mizzenmast.
topgallantnoun(nautical) The sail suspended from the topmost section of a mast.
topmastnounThe mast below the topgallant mast in a square-rigged ship.
mainnounOf chief or leading importance; prime, principal.
mainsailnoun(nautical) The largest (or only) sail on a sailing vessel.
affrontnoun(transitive) To insult intentionally, especially openly.
bellnoun(music) A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck.
bellsnoun(nautical) Ship's bells; the strokes on a ship's bell, every half-hour, to mark the passage of time.
billnoun(US, Canada) A piece of paper money; a banknote.

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