See Also: topmast(dictionary)
fore-topmast(dictionary)

discerpible (iou) and topmast (iou)


discerpible (iou)



discerpible adjective.M17-E18.
[from DISCERP + -IBLE.]
= DISCERPTIBLE.
? Survived longer (-M19) in INDISCERPIBLE.
discerpibility noun L17-E18.

topmast (iou)



topmast noun. L15.
[from TOP adjective + MAST noun1.]
Nautical. A mast attached to the top of a lower mast; spec. the second section of a mast above the deck, formerly the uppermost mast, later surmounted by the topgallant mast.