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timberhead

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tim⋅ber⋅head

  [tim-ber-hed]
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–noun Nautical.
1. the top end of a timber, rising above the deck and serving for belaying ropes.
2. a bollard resembling this in position and use.
Origin:
1785–95; timber + head
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tim·ber·head   (tĭm'bər-hěd')   
n.   Nautical
An upper end of a timber that projects above a deck and is used as a bollard.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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