A block of wood secured to the keel, into which the heel of the mast is placed. To step a mast, is to put it in its step
Isiqobo somthi esikhuselekileyo kwisiseko senqanawe, apho isithende sepali ende yeflegi sibekwe khona. Ukunyathela kwakho lepali yeflegi, kukuyibeka kwakho kukucangcatha kwayo.