knighthead
Americannoun
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either of a pair of upright members flanking and securing the bowsprit of a ship at the bow, often used as mooring bitts; apostle.
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a plate at the fore end of a topgallant forecastle, on an iron or steel sailing ship, through which a spike bowsprit passes.
noun
Etymology
Origin of knighthead
Example Sentences
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It was called sometimes "the silent servant," sometimes "the knighthead."
From Dutch and English on the Hudson A Chronicle of Colonial New York by Maud Wilder Goodwin
There were no porpoises circling, as they often will, athwart the stem, but the lady who perched herself upon a knighthead seemed in no way disappointed.
From The League of the Leopard by Harold Bindloss
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