KNIGHT-HEADS, noun In ships, bollard timbers, two pieces of timber rising just within the stem, one on each side of the bowsprit to secure its inner end; also, two strong frames of timber which inclose and support the ends of the windlass.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.