| 单词 | at the mast |
| 释义 | > as lemmasat the mast b. With the. A ship's mainmast as the usual place of assembly for a court hearing, public sale, etc., on board ship; frequently in at the mast (also †at mast). Later also: such an assembly or hearing.admiral's mast: see the first element. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > spar > [noun] > mast > mainmast mainmasta1599 mast1614 middle mast1614 main1802 1614 Court Minutes E. India Co. 19 July in M. Strachan & B. Penrose E. India Co. Jrnls. Capt. W. Keeling & Master T. Bonner, 1615–17 (1971) 65 (note) Greate abuses havinge happened by sale of dead mens goods at the mast. 1684 J. Hutchinson Will in P. Earle Sailors (1998) v. 58 The rest of my Things..I desire to be sold at mast. 1745 P. Thomas True Jrnl. Voy. South-Seas 273 We sold some of the Prize Goods..at the Mast, as it is called, or publick Auction. 1850 H. Melville White-jacket xxxii. 157 To be brought up to the mast, is equivalent to being presented before the grand-jury. 1878 F. O. Davenport On Man-of-War 14 Brown, the ‘captain of the forecastle’, is at the mast and wishes to speak to the first lieutenant. (The mainmast is the tribunal of justice on board a man-of-war, and a man at the mast must be attended to.) 1918 F. Riesenberg Under Sail 380 What happened to him the next morning when he was brought to the mast can be imagined. 1988 Independent 25 Aug. 7/4 If he doesn't show up for the mast..there's going to be a court martial. < as lemmas |
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