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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:

                                                    --Milton.
  
     Note: The most common general names of masts are {foremast},
           {mainmast}, and {mizzenmast}, each of which may be made
           of separate spars.
  
     2. (Mach.) The vertical post of a derrick or crane.
  
     {Afore the mast}, {Before the mast}. See under {Afore}, and
        {Before}.
  
     {Mast coat}. See under {Coat}.
  
     {Mast hoop}, one of a number of hoops attached to the fore
        edge of a boom sail, which slip on the mast as the sail is
        raised or lowered; also, one of the iron hoops used in
        making a made mast. See {Made}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:

  Foremast \Fore"mast`\, n. (Naut.)
     The mast nearest the bow.
  
     {Foremast} {hand or man} (Naut.), a common sailor; also, a
        man stationed to attend to the gear of the foremast.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  foremast
       n : the mast nearest the bow in vessels with two or more masts

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