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knighthead

knight·head [ nt hèd ] (plural knight·heads)


noun 
Definition:
 
bowsprit support on sailing ship: either of two upright timbers supporting the inner end of the bowsprit of a sailing ship, to which mooring cables or ropes are sometimes attached

[Early 18th century. Because it often had a carving of a man's head]
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