Cat-head

Quick meaning: Cat-head is a noun meaning Alternative form of cathead.

Meaning

Alternative form of cathead.

Example Sentences

The cat-heads had burned away, and the two red-hot anchors had gone to the bottom, tearing out after them two hundred fathom of red-hot chain.

[T]he whole canvas of the ship was loosed, and with the greatest rapidity possible, everything was sheeted home and hoisted up, the anchor tripped and cat-headed, and the ship under headway.

"Hurrah, for the last time!" said the mate; and the anchor came to the cat-head to the tune of "Time for us to go," with a loud chorus. Everything was done quick, as though it were for the last time.

Word Forms

• cat-heads
• cat-heading
• cat-headed

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