Timberhead
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Timberhead is a noun meaning (nautical) The top end of a timber, rising above the gunwale, and serving for belaying ropes, etc.
Meaning
(nautical) The top end of a timber, rising above the gunwale, and serving for belaying ropes, etc.
Example Sentences
If one refers to af chapman one finds that while only three drawings of comparable ships show boomkins fitted, all drawings of bluff-headed ships show either an extra timberhead or a half-round cutting in the top of the hawse piece to accommodate this spar when needed.
Word Forms
- timberheads
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pole-head, polehead, jibhead, peak, toplight, gripe.
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