overmast
verbEtymology From over- + mast.
1
To furnish with a mast or masts overly tall or heavy.
- The double desire of being able to overtake a weaker flying enemy, or to escape when pursued by a stronger, has induced the owners to overmast their cruisers, and to spread too much canvass; […]1838, Benjamin Franklin, edited by Jared Sparks, The works of Benjamin Franklin, volume 6: