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noun
Cathead
n. (Naut.) A projecting piece of timber or iron near the bow of vessel, to which the anchor is hoisted and secured.
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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48
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"Cathead" Quotes from Famous Books
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told the man had his senses and was sitting up, he went forward again and questioned him. He was sitting on the foot of a
cathead
, and was too weak to rise when the mate
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— The Honour of the Flag • W. Clark Russell
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