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cat⋅head

  [kat-hed]
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–noun Nautical.
a projecting timber or metal beam to which an anchor is hoisted and secured.
Origin:
1620–30; cat1 + head
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cat·head   (kāt'hěd')   
n.  A beam projecting outward from the bow of a ship and used as a support to lift the anchor.

[Obsolete cat, catboat + head.]
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