MAST

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mæst; akin to Old High German ~ ~, Latin malus Date: before 12th century a long pole or spar rising from the keel or deck of a ship and supporting the yards, booms, and rigging, a slender vertical or nearly vertical structure (as an upright post in various cranes), a disciplinary proceeding at which the commanding officer of a naval unit hears and disposes of cases against enlisted men, ~ed adjective II. transitive verb Date: circa 1513 to furnish with a ~, III. noun see: meat Date: before 12th century nuts (as acorns) accumulated on the forest floor and often serving as food for animals