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knighthead
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knight·head
/
ˈnaɪtˌhɛd
/
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nahyt
-hed
]
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noun
Nautical
.
1.
either of a pair of upright members flanking and securing the bowsprit of a ship at the bow, often used as mooring bitts; apostle.
2.
a plate at the fore end of a topgallant forecastle, on an iron or steel sailing ship, through
which
a spike bowsprit passes.
Origin:
1705–15;
knight
+
head
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knighthead
(ˈnaɪtˌhɛd)
—
n
nautical
either of a pair of vertical supports for each side of the bowsprit
[C18: originally decorated with carvings of knights' heads]
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