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MAST-SELLING

\mˈastsˈɛlɪŋ], \mˈastsˈɛlɪŋ], \m_ˈa_s_t_s_ˈɛ_l_ɪ_ŋ]\

Definitions of MAST-SELLING

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)

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In old English law. The practice of selling the goods of dead seamen at the mast. Held void. 7 Mod. 141.

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

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