headfast
/ (ˈhɛdfɑːst) /
noun
a mooring rope at the bows of a ship
Word Origin for headfast
C16: from
head (in the sense: front) +
fast a mooring rope, from Middle English
fest, from Old Norse
festr; related to
fast
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Words nearby headfast
headcloth,
headdress,
headed,
header,
header bond,
headfast,
headfirst,
headfish,
headforemost,
headframe,
headfuck
Example sentences from the Web for headfast
In this lay the danger of making fast, for a strong pull from a headfast rope might drag the erection completely over.
The Hand of Ethelberta |Thomas Hardy