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Definition of Cathead
1. n. A projecting piece of timber or iron near the bow of vessel, to which the anchor is hoisted and secured.
Definition of Cathead
1. Noun. (nautical) A heavy piece of timber projecting from each side of the bow of a ship for holding anchors which were fitted with a stock in position for letting go or for securing after weighing. ¹
2. Noun. Similar rigging on the outside of a building. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cathead
1. a beam projecting from a ship's bow [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cathead
Literary usage of Cathead
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"... we are told, from the apparatus of pulleys employed in drag.ning the flukes
of the anchor towards the bow after it has been hoisted to the cathead. ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"A bolt b, about б or 6 inches long, is fixed on the side of the cathead, on a
hinge at its lower end ; it is held in the upright position by another bolt c, ..."
3. Machine-shop Tools and Methods by William Samuel Leonard (1908)
"The cathead is adjusted by the set-screws until it runs "true on the same principle
... In the absence of such an instrument, the cathead may be adjusted in ..."
4. The boy's own book of boats by William Henry Giles Kingston (1868)
"The cathead, a timber with sheaves in the extremity, projects from the fore part
of the ship for the purpose of raising the anchor. ..."
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