The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Mast \Mast\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Masted; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Masting.]
   To furnish with a mast or masts; to put the masts of in
   position; as, to mast a ship.
   [1913 Webster] Mastaba

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Masting \Mast"ing\, n. (Naut.)
   The act or process of putting a mast or masts into a vessel;
   also, the scientific principles which determine the position
   of masts, and the mechanical methods of placing them.
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   Masting house (Naut.), a large building, with suitable
      mechanism overhanging the water, used for stepping and
      unstepping the masts of vessels.
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