D defs.my
Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Masthead

/măs'-thĕdˌ/ · Mast·head · IPA /mˈæsthˌɛd/
01 n. The top or head of a mast; the part of a mast above the hounds.
  1. 1.
    The top or head of a mast; the part of a mast above the hounds.(Naut.)
02 v. t. To cause to go to the masthead as a punishment.
  1. 1.
    To cause to go to the masthead as a punishment.(Naut.)