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knighthead

[ nahyt-hed ]
/ ˈnaɪtˌhɛd /
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noun Nautical.
either of a pair of upright members flanking and securing the bowsprit of a ship at the bow, often used as mooring bitts; apostle.
a plate at the fore end of a topgallant forecastle, on an iron or steel sailing ship, through which a spike bowsprit passes.
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Origin of knighthead

First recorded in 1705–15; knight + head

Words nearby knighthead

knight bachelor, knight banneret, Knight, Death and the Devil, knight-errant, knight-errantry, knighthead, knighthood, knight in shining armor, knightly, knight marshal, Knight of the Bath
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British Dictionary definitions for knighthead

knighthead
/ (ˈnaɪtˌhɛd) /
noun
nautical either of a pair of vertical supports for each side of the bowsprit

Word Origin for knighthead

C18: originally decorated with carvings of knights' heads
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