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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a temporary mast to replace one that has broken off

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Jury Ju"ry, a. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Naut.) For temporary use; -- applied to a temporary contrivance. Jury mast, a temporary mast, in place of one that has been carried away, or broken. Jury rudder, a rudder constructed for temporary use.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Jury mast Ju"ry mast (a) A temporary mast, in place of one that has been carried away, or broken. (b) (Med.) An apparatus to support the trunk and head in spinal disease.

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

A JOURNIERE mast; i.e. a mast for the day or occasion.