beakhead

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A protruding part of the foremost section of a sailing ship.
2. noun An ornament used in rich Norman doorways, resembling a head with a beak.

Similar words

beak-head beak stemhead figurehead beadhook beam sea fantail shebeck head sea fish-head

Often followed by

bulkhead and of is ornament