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1.NounA heavy piece of timber projecting somewhat horizontally from each side of the bow of a ship on which an anchor is raised or lowered, and secured when not used, from its stock end.
A decorative element at the end of such a timber that often depicts a cat's head.
2.NounA heavy piece of timber projecting somewhat horizontally from each side of the bow of a ship on which an anchor is raised or lowered, and secured when not used, from its stock end.
3.NounA decorative element at the end of such a timber that often depicts a cat's head.
4.NounA (small) capstan (“vertical cylindrical machine that revolves on a spindle, used to apply force to cables, ropes, etc.”) or windlass (“type of winch”) forming part of hoisting machinery.
5.NounA nodule of ironstone containing fossil remains.
6.NounEllipsis of cathead biscuit (“a large fluffy biscuit, typically served with gravy”).
7.VerbSynonym of cat (“to hoist (an anchor) so that it hangs at the cathead (noun sense 1.1)”)