Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cathead"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cathead \Cat"head`\, n. (Naut.)
A projecting piece of timber or iron near the bow of vessel,
to which the anchor is hoisted and secured.
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