Knighthead

Noun

Definitionen

1.NounA 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.

2.NounA bollard or bitt.

3.NounEither of two timbers rising from the keel of a sailing ship and supporting the inner end of the bowsprit.

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