"knighthead" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: knightheads [plural]
Etymology: knight + head; sometimes decorated with a carving of a man's head. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|knight|head}} knight + head Head templates: {{en-noun}} knighthead (plural knightheads)
  1. 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.
    Sense id: en-knighthead-en-noun-1J3u4xoK
  2. A bollard or bitt.
    Sense id: en-knighthead-en-noun-sIYeUcrZ
  3. Either of two timbers rising from the keel of a sailing ship and supporting the inner end of the bowsprit.
    Sense id: en-knighthead-en-noun-iT04Mjag 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: 28 4 68 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 25 5 71 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 29 13 57

Inflected forms

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