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- (nautical)
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A Deep Dive Into “cathead”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (nautical)
- (technology, chiefly mining) 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.
- (UK, dialectal) A nodule of ironstone containing fossil remains.
- (US) Ellipsis of cathead biscuit (“a large fluffy biscuit, typically served with gravy”).
- [Verb]
- (transitive, nautical) Synonym of cat (“to hoist (an anchor) so that it hangs at the cathead (noun noun, sense 1.1)”)
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