cathead

[ kat-hed ]

/ ˈkætˌhɛd /

a projecting timber or metal beam to which an anchor is hoisted and secured.

Origin of cathead

First recorded in 1620–30; cat + head

Cathead had done his best to keep the boys from going into the water, and he now began to urge them to come out.

Sube Cane |Edward Bellamy Partridge
Stucky and Cottontop were positive that Cathead would make an ideal girl, and they so expressed themselves.

Sube Cane |Edward Bellamy Partridge
The sound of Cathead's voice brought Sube back to his senses.

Sube Cane |Edward Bellamy Partridge
He hardly knew the difference between the cable and the cathead.

Jack in the Forecastle |John Sherburne Sleeper

In regard to their joint delinquencies Cathead had always been absolutely leak-proof.

Sube Cane |Edward Bellamy Partridge

cathead

/ (ˈkætˌhɛd) /

a fitting at the bow of a vessel for securing the anchor when raised