(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:44:15

Fore"mast` (?), n. Naut.

The mast nearest the bow.

Foremast hand ∨ man Naut., a common sailor; also, a man stationed to attend to the gear of the foremast.

 

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