Stemhead

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The top and foremost end of a stem on a marine vessel.

    "[...] and a man, all in a heap in the bows of the boat, slept with both arms embracing the stem-head and with his cheek laid on the gunwale."

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"[...] and a man, all in a heap in the bows of the boat, slept with both arms embracing the stem-head and with his cheek laid on the gunwale."

Etymology

From stem + head.

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