KJV dictionary & concordance
An upright timber on a ship that supports sails and rigging.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Proverbs 23:34
Complete exact-word concordance
Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.
Yea thou shalt be as he that lyeth downe in the midst of the sea, or as he that lyeth vpon the top of a mast.
1611 marginal noteHeb. in the heart of the sea.
Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.
Thy tacklings are loosed: they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the saile: then is the praye of a great spoile diuided, the lame take the praye.
1611 marginal noteOr, they haue forsaken thy tacklings.
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Historical English dictionary sources
A long, round piece of timber, elevated or designed to be raised perpendicularly or nearly so, on the keel of a ship or other vessel, to which the yards, sails and rigging are attached, and by which they are supported.
