jury mast
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See also: jurymast
Etymology
Unknown.
Noun
jury mast (plural jury masts)
- (nautical) A temporary mast, in place of one that has been carried away or broken.
- 1787 October 11, Hester Thrale Piozzi, Thraliana:
- [P]erhaps the Jury Masts may just serve to carry me into Harbour, (as they have done,) and then the ship is to sink:—very likely, for such events happen perpetually.
- (medicine) An apparatus to support the trunk and head in cases of spinal disease.
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