Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

timberhead

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tim-ber-head
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The top end of a timber, rising above the gunwale, and serving for belaying ropes, etc.

Example Sentences

"If one refers to af chapman one finds that while only three drawings of comparable ships show boomkins fitted, all drawings of bluff-headed ships show either an extra timberhead or a half-round cutting in the top of the hawse piece to accommodate this spar when needed."

Etymology

From timber + head.

Inflected Forms

timberheads (plural)

Questions

What does timberhead mean?: The top end of a timber, rising above the gunwale, and serving for belaying ropes, etc.
Where does timberhead come from?: From timber + head.

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