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| knight·head [ nt hèd ] (plural knight·heads) |
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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
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| [Early 18th century. Because it often had a carving of a man's head] |
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