Usually means: Flagpole on ship's bow end.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (jackstaff)

▸ noun:  (nautical) a short spar, at the bows of a ship, that serves as a flagpole to fly a flag (a jack)

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jack-staff, jack, jackyard, jacktop, hook, monkey jack, jack block, fishhook, jigger-mast, jigger, more...

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jack-staff, jack, jackyard, jacktop, hook, monkey jack, jack block, fishhook, jigger-mast, jigger, more...



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