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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

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