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timberhead
noun tim·ber·head \ˈtim-bər-ˌhed\
Definition of TIMBERHEAD
1
: the top end of a ship's timber used above the gunwale (as for belaying ropes)
2
: a bollard bolted to the deck where the end of a timber would come
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First Known Use of TIMBERHEAD
1794
Rhymes with TIMBERHEAD
acidhead, aforesaid, arrowhead, barrelhead, bubblehead, bufflehead, butterhead, chowderhead, chucklehead, colorbred, copperhead, Diamond Head, dragonhead, dunderhead, featherbed, featherhead, fiddlehead, figurehead, fountainhead, get ahead, gingerbread, go-ahead, hammerhead, head-to-head, Holinshed, infrared, Java Head, knucklehead, letterhead, Lizard Head, loggerhead, lowlihead, maidenhead, Marblehead, metalhead, newlywed, overhead, overspread, pinniped, pointy-head, poppyhead, quadruped, riverbed, running head, saddlebred, Saint John's bread, Samoyed, scratch one's head, showerhead, sleepyhead, slugabed, soda bread, standardbred, straight-ahead, talking head, thoroughbred, thunderhead, turn one's head, turtlehead, underbred, watershed, woodenhead
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