knighthead (English, noun)
expansion: knighthead (plural knightheads)
Senses:
glosses: 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.
glosses: A bollard or bitt.
glosses: Either of two timbers rising from the keel of a sailing ship and supporting the inner end of the bowsprit.
Forms:
form: knightheads
tags: plural