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timberhead

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The top end of a timber, rising above the gunwale, and serving for belaying ropes, etc.

Examples

“If one refers to af chapman one finds that while only three drawings of comparable ships show⟳ boomkins fitted, all drawings of bluff-headed ships show⟳ either an extra timberhead or a half-round cutting in the top of the hawse piece to accommodate this spar when needed.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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