Billethead
Bil´let`head`
(bĭl´lĕt`hĕd)
| n. | 1. | (Naut.) A round piece of timber at the bow or stern of a whaleboat, around which the harpoon line is run out when the whale darts off. |
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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