cat-headn.

Brit.

/ˈkathɛd/, U.S.

/ˈkætˌ(h)ɛd/

Forms:

α. 1600s–1700s cats-head.

β. 1600s– cat-head.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cat n.¹, head n.¹

Etymology: In α. forms < the genitive of cat n.¹ + head n.¹ Compare cat's-head n. In β. forms < cat n.¹ + head n.¹

1. Nautical. A beam projecting almost horizontally at each side of the bows of a ship, for raising the anchor from the surface of the water to the deck without touching the bows, and for carrying the anchor on its stock-end when suspended outside the ship's side; it is furnished with sheaves at the outer end, and the inner end, which is called the cat's-tail, fays down upon the cat-beam. The anchor is catted or raised to the cat-head by means of the cat-tackle or cat-purchase, which consists of the cat-block, cat-fall, and the sheaves in the cat-head; the cat-block is furnished with a strong hook, the cat-hook, which is hooked to the ring of the anchor by means of the cat-rope, or cat-back-rope; when raised, the anchor is fastened by its ring to the cat-head with the cat-head-stopper or cat-stopper. See also cat n.¹ 7 and Compounds 3.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > fore part of vessel > [noun] > cat-head

cat1626

cat-head1626

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > tackle or purchase > [noun] > for raising anchor to cat-head > fall of

cat-rope1627

cat-fall1769

1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 12 The Cat, Cats head and Cats holes.

1679 Exec. Bury 3 The Prisoner was..shooting at the Cat-head of his own ship as a mark.

1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine at Cat-heads The cat-head..serves to suspend the anchor clear of the bow.

1805 in Ld. Nelson Dispatches & Lett. (1846) VII. 156 (note) She ceased firing and waved a Union Jack at her cat-head.

1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xv. 40 The anchor came to the cat-head pretty slowly.

1869 E. J. Reed Shipbuilding xv. 292 In order to reduce both the weight and the cost of the catheads..box catheads have been introduced instead of solid forgings.

2. dialect. A nodule of ironstone, containing fossil remains.

ΚΠ

1670 W. Simpson Hydrol. Ess. 63 Usually called by them Doggers, or Catsheads.

1719 J. Strachey in Philos. Trans. 1717–19 (Royal Soc.) 30 970 Certain Lumps of Stone..like a Caput mortuum not inflammable, called Cats-head.

a1728 J. Woodward Attempt Nat. Hist. Fossils Eng. (1729) ii. 14 These Nodules, with Leaves in them, are called Catheads, and seem to consist of a sort of Iron-Stone.

3. Mining.

Categories »

a. A small capstan (Simmonds Dict. Trade 1858).

b. A broad-bully hammer (Raymond Mining Gloss.).

ΚΠ

1881 Trans. Amer. Inst. Mining Engineers 1880–1 9 116 Cat-head,..a broad-bully hammer.

c. ‘An attachment to a lathe to assist in supporting long bars when they are being turned’ ( Cent. Dict. Suppl. 1909).

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > machine tool > lathe > [noun] > other parts of lathe

steel bow1680

shear1812

dog plate1834

wheel-plate1859

turning-gauge1877

spur centre1881

tail-pin1887

cat-head1940

1940 Chambers's Techn. Dict. 141/2 Cathead or spider, a lathe accessory consisting of a turned sleeve.

4. attributive, as cat-head stopper (see small-type note at sense 1 above).

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [noun] > lashings, seizings, or securing ropes > securing anchor at ship's side

painter1336

shank-painter1495

wing-stopper1794

cat-head stopper1830

ring-stopper1834

1830 Ann. Reg. 1829 Patents 551/2 Improvements in the construction of cat-head stoppers.

1883 Man. Seamanship for Boys' Training Ships Royal Navy 10 For lifting the anchor from the water's edge to the cat head in order to pass the cat head stopper.

Derivatives

cat-head v. to cat the anchor.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > berthing, mooring, or anchoring > berth, moor, or anchor (a ship) [verb (transitive)] > anchor (a ship) > loose (ship) from anchor > raise (anchor) to ship's side

cat1769

cat-head1840

1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxv. 270 Everything was sheeted home and hoisted up, the anchor tripped and catheaded.

1874 Chambers's Jrnl. 10 Oct. 651/1 Let us cat-head our anchor.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	cat-head
释义	cat-headn. Brit. /ˈkathɛd/, U.S. /ˈkætˌ(h)ɛd/ Forms: α. 1600s–1700s cats-head. β. 1600s– cat-head. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cat n.¹, head n.¹ Etymology: In α. forms < the genitive of cat n.¹ + head n.¹ Compare cat's-head n. In β. forms < cat n.¹ + head n.¹ 1. Nautical. A beam projecting almost horizontally at each side of the bows of a ship, for raising the anchor from the surface of the water to the deck without touching the bows, and for carrying the anchor on its stock-end when suspended outside the ship's side; it is furnished with sheaves at the outer end, and the inner end, which is called the cat's-tail, fays down upon the cat-beam. The anchor is catted or raised to the cat-head by means of the cat-tackle or cat-purchase, which consists of the cat-block, cat-fall, and the sheaves in the cat-head; the cat-block is furnished with a strong hook, the cat-hook, which is hooked to the ring of the anchor by means of the cat-rope, or cat-back-rope; when raised, the anchor is fastened by its ring to the cat-head with the cat-head-stopper or cat-stopper. See also cat n.¹ 7 and Compounds 3. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > fore part of vessel > [noun] > cat-head cat1626 cat-head1626 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > tackle or purchase > [noun] > for raising anchor to cat-head > fall of cat-rope1627 cat-fall1769 1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 12 The Cat, Cats head and Cats holes. 1679 Exec. Bury 3 The Prisoner was..shooting at the Cat-head of his own ship as a mark. 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine at Cat-heads The cat-head..serves to suspend the anchor clear of the bow. 1805 in Ld. Nelson Dispatches & Lett. (1846) VII. 156 (note) She ceased firing and waved a Union Jack at her cat-head. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xv. 40 The anchor came to the cat-head pretty slowly. 1869 E. J. Reed Shipbuilding xv. 292 In order to reduce both the weight and the cost of the catheads..box catheads have been introduced instead of solid forgings. 2. dialect. A nodule of ironstone, containing fossil remains. ΚΠ 1670 W. Simpson Hydrol. Ess. 63 Usually called by them Doggers, or Catsheads. 1719 J. Strachey in Philos. Trans. 1717–19 (Royal Soc.) 30 970 Certain Lumps of Stone..like a Caput mortuum not inflammable, called Cats-head. a1728 J. Woodward Attempt Nat. Hist. Fossils Eng. (1729) ii. 14 These Nodules, with Leaves in them, are called Catheads, and seem to consist of a sort of Iron-Stone. 3. Mining. Categories » a. A small capstan (Simmonds Dict. Trade 1858). b. A broad-bully hammer (Raymond Mining Gloss.). ΚΠ 1881 Trans. Amer. Inst. Mining Engineers 1880–1 9 116 Cat-head,..a broad-bully hammer. c. ‘An attachment to a lathe to assist in supporting long bars when they are being turned’ ( Cent. Dict. Suppl. 1909). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine tool > lathe > [noun] > other parts of lathe steel bow1680 shear1812 dog plate1834 wheel-plate1859 turning-gauge1877 spur centre1881 tail-pin1887 cat-head1940 1940 Chambers's Techn. Dict. 141/2 Cathead or spider, a lathe accessory consisting of a turned sleeve. 4. attributive, as cat-head stopper (see small-type note at sense 1 above). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [noun] > lashings, seizings, or securing ropes > securing anchor at ship's side painter1336 shank-painter1495 wing-stopper1794 cat-head stopper1830 ring-stopper1834 1830 Ann. Reg. 1829 Patents 551/2 Improvements in the construction of cat-head stoppers. 1883 Man. Seamanship for Boys' Training Ships Royal Navy 10 For lifting the anchor from the water's edge to the cat head in order to pass the cat head stopper. Derivatives cat-head v. to cat the anchor. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > berthing, mooring, or anchoring > berth, moor, or anchor (a ship) [verb (transitive)] > anchor (a ship) > loose (ship) from anchor > raise (anchor) to ship's side cat1769 cat-head1840 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxv. 270 Everything was sheeted home and hoisted up, the anchor tripped and catheaded. 1874 Chambers's Jrnl. 10 Oct. 651/1 Let us cat-head our anchor. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1626
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