Word: jiggermast
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: jig
ger
mast
Definition: The smallest mast on a ship with more than three masts.
Morphemes:
Affix: jig
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An apparatus or machine for jigging ore.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: gige
Language: fro
Decoded: gige
Meaning: gige
Affix: -er
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns shorter than more formal synonyms.
Affix: mast
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To supply and fit a mast to (a ship).