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noun
A mitred backing timber which extends the after line of the rabbet in the stem to give extra support to the ends of the planks and the bowsprit.
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noun
A bollard or bitt.
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noun
Either of two timbers rising from the keel of a sailing ship and supporting the inner end of the bowsprit.
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History
From knight + head; sometimes decorated with a carving of a man's head.
