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Nautical. The lower or fixed end of a mast or other spar. Cf. compounds 2b.
concrete. Nautical. The square lower end of a topmast or topgallant mast, containing a hole through which a fid (fid, n. 2) is passed.
Nautical. A piece attached to the lower end of a timber in a made mast.
Nautical. The part of a mast below the deck; (also) †the part of the bowsprit housed within the vessel (obsolete).