"cathead" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: catheads [plural]
Etymology: cat + head Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cat|head}} cat + head Head templates: {{en-noun}} cathead (plural catheads)
  1. (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. Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (nautical: heavy piece of timber for holding an anchor in position): serviola [feminine] (Catalan), ranapalkki (Finnish), Kranbalken [masculine] (German), ceppo [masculine] (Italian), serviola [feminine] (Portuguese), кат-ба́лка (kat-bálka) [feminine] (Russian), kranbalk [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-cathead-en-noun-Y-B7D7j1 Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'nautical: heavy piece of timber for holding an anchor in position': 76 3 22
  2. Similar rigging on the outside of a building.
    Sense id: en-cathead-en-noun-CIsITTuS
  3. Short for cathead biscuit. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: cathead biscuit
    Sense id: en-cathead-en-noun-~bdkFGsC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 7 59 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 33 11 56 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 35 16 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cat-head Related terms: cathead biscuit, katkop

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Alternative forms

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