noun A heavy piece of timber projecting somewhat horizontally from each side of the bow of a ship on which an anchor is raised or lowered, and secured when not used, from its stock end. A decorative element at the end of such a timber that often depicts a cat's head.
noun A heavy piece of timber projecting somewhat horizontally from each side of the bow of a ship on which an anchor is raised or lowered, and secured when not used, from its stock end.
noun A decorative element at the end of such a timber that often depicts a cat's head.
noun A (small) capstan (“vertical cylindrical machine that revolves on a spindle, used to apply force to cables, ropes, etc.”) or windlass (“type of winch”) forming part of hoisting machinery.
noun A nodule of ironstone containing fossil remains.
noun Ellipsis of cathead biscuit (“a large fluffy biscuit, typically served with gravy”).
verb Synonym of cat (“to hoist (an anchor) so that it hangs at the cathead (noun sense 1.1)”)