catheading

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A form of cathead — A heavy piece of timber projecting somewhat horizontally from each side of the bow of a ship on which an anchor is raised or lowered, and secured when not used, from its stock end.

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Meanings

verb

alternative cat-heading

  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of cathead
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APA

catheading. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catheading

MLA

“catheading.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catheading. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catheading,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catheading.

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