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Cathead   Listen
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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"Cathead" Quotes from Famous Books



... and crept cautiously toward the mouth of the Pearl Lochs, where Jim and I had arranged I was to meet the smugglers. The night was happily obscure, the water smooth. We showed, according to instructions, no light on deck: only a red lantern dropped from either cathead to within a couple of feet of the water. A lookout was stationed on the bowsprit end, another in the crosstrees; and the whole ship's company crowded forward, scouting for enemies or friends. It ...
— The Wrecker • Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne



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