'Foremast hand' definitions:
Definition of 'Foremast hand'
From: GCIDE
- Foremast \Fore"mast`\, n. (Naut.) The mast nearest the bow. [1913 Webster]
- Foremast hand or Foremast man (Naut.), a common sailor; also, a man stationed to attend to the gear of the foremast. [1913 Webster]