1879 214 Some old stock-raisers say that this disease [sc. thumps] is always worse after a heavy pine mast.
1936 H. L. Sweetman xii. 335 Pine mast is a good source of food for bobwhites..and other non-game birds.
2003 (Nexis) 28 Aug. 3 c There seems to be a good crop of hickory nuts and pine mast this year.