overmastv.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈmɑːst/,

/ˌəʊvəˈmast/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈmæst/

Forms: see over- prefix and mast v.²

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, mast v.²

Etymology: < over- prefix + mast v.²

Nautical.

transitive. To provide (a sailing ship) with too high or too heavy a mast or masts.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > shipbuilding and repairing > build a ship [verb (transitive)] > fit out or equip > rig > furnish with masts > excessively

overmast1627

1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. iii. 15 If you ouer-mast her, either in length or bignesse, she will lie too much downe by a wind.

1786 J. Woodeforde Diary 10 June (1926) II. 246 She was far too much over-masted.

1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple III. xii. 152 We soon discovered that the masts, which the American had sold to the schooner, were much too large for use; she was considerably overmasted, and we were obliged to be very careful.

1930 J. Masefield Wanderer of Liverpool 27 Mr. Potter was inclined to think that the Wanderer had been over-masted.

2000 Times Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) (Nexis) 9 Jan. b8 The underwriters tried to convince them that the mishap occurred because the Liverpool shipbuilders..had overmasted the vessel by nine feet.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overmast
释义	overmastv. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈmɑːst/, /ˌəʊvəˈmast/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈmæst/ Forms: see over- prefix and mast v.² Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, mast v.² Etymology: < over- prefix + mast v.² Nautical. transitive. To provide (a sailing ship) with too high or too heavy a mast or masts. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > shipbuilding and repairing > build a ship [verb (transitive)] > fit out or equip > rig > furnish with masts > excessively overmast1627 1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. iii. 15 If you ouer-mast her, either in length or bignesse, she will lie too much downe by a wind. 1786 J. Woodeforde Diary 10 June (1926) II. 246 She was far too much over-masted. 1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple III. xii. 152 We soon discovered that the masts, which the American had sold to the schooner, were much too large for use; she was considerably overmasted, and we were obliged to be very careful. 1930 J. Masefield Wanderer of Liverpool 27 Mr. Potter was inclined to think that the Wanderer had been over-masted. 2000 Times Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) (Nexis) 9 Jan. b8 The underwriters tried to convince them that the mishap occurred because the Liverpool shipbuilders..had overmasted the vessel by nine feet. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1627
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