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cathead
[ kat-hed ]
noun
, Nautical.
- a projecting timber or metal beam to which an anchor is hoisted and secured.
cathead
/ ˈkætˌhɛd /
noun
- a fitting at the bow of a vessel for securing the anchor when raised
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cathead1
First recorded in 1620–30; cat ( def ) + head
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Example Sentences
This time he struck the ship just under the weather cathead.
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Having no pilot on board, two midshipmen were stationed at each cathead to look out.
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His knees were lodged upon a stout rope, tightly stretched, and reaching from the heel of the bowsprit to a cathead.
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Glad enough was I to hear the heavy plunge of one of the bowers, as it fell from the cathead into the water.
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The whale crashed into the bows of the Essex, staving them completely in directly under the cathead.
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