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billethead

noun

Etymology

From billet + head.

  1. inherited from *káput✻ — “head”
  2. inherited from *haubudą✻ — “head”
  3. inherited from *haubud✻
  4. inherited from hēafod — “head; top; leader; origin”
  5. inherited from efd
  6. compounded as billethead — “billet + head”

Definitions

  1. A carved wooden decoration, usually at the bow of a vessel, generally smaller than a…

    A carved wooden decoration, usually at the bow of a vessel, generally smaller than a figurehead

The neighborhood

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