headfastn.

Brit.

/ˈhɛdfɑːst/,

/ˈhɛdfast/, U.S.

/ˈhɛdˌfæst/

Forms: see head n.¹ and fast n.²

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: head n.¹, fast n.²

Etymology: < head n.¹ + fast n.²

Nautical. Now historical and rare.

A rope or chain used to secure the bow of a ship or other vessel to a wharf, buoy, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [noun] > for securing vessel > at bow

headfast1569

bow-fast1822

headline1830

1569 J. Hawkins True Declar. Troublesome Voy. sig. B.iii^v So leesinge hyr hedfastes, and haylinge awaye by the stearne fastes she was gotten out.

1635 L. Foxe North-west Fox 107 They cut the head-fest from the sterne of their ship.

1724 D. Defoe Tour Great Brit. I. i. 98 The Ships ride here..with their Head-fasts on Shore.

1857 P. M. Colquhoun Compan. Oarsman's Guide 31 The painter is the rope attached to the stem to make fast by, and is otherwise called the headfast.

1876 T. Hardy Hand of Ethelberta II. xlv. 223 A strong pull from a headfast rope might drag the erection completely over.

1906 J. Conrad Mirror of Sea xxxv. 203 Two or three ‘finished’ ships floated low, with an air of straining at the leash of their level headfasts.

2000 J. Nelson All Brave Fellows (2005) x. 152 Foote tossed off the head-fast and the bow began to swing away from the wharf.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† headfastv.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: headfast n.

Etymology: < headfast n.

Obsolete. rare.

transitive to secure (a vessel) with a headfast (headfast n.).

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > berthing, mooring, or anchoring > berth, moor, or anchor (a ship) [verb (transitive)] > moor

moor1378

breast1838

headfast1889

to tie up1893

1889 Daily News 9 Nov. 6/4 The point in the river at which the barge may be headfasted.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	headfast
释义	headfastn. Brit. /ˈhɛdfɑːst/, /ˈhɛdfast/, U.S. /ˈhɛdˌfæst/ Forms: see head n.¹ and fast n.² Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: head n.¹, fast n.² Etymology: < head n.¹ + fast n.² Nautical. Now historical and rare. A rope or chain used to secure the bow of a ship or other vessel to a wharf, buoy, etc. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [noun] > for securing vessel > at bow headfast1569 bow-fast1822 headline1830 1569 J. Hawkins True Declar. Troublesome Voy. sig. B.iii^v So leesinge hyr hedfastes, and haylinge awaye by the stearne fastes she was gotten out. 1635 L. Foxe North-west Fox 107 They cut the head-fest from the sterne of their ship. 1724 D. Defoe Tour Great Brit. I. i. 98 The Ships ride here..with their Head-fasts on Shore. 1857 P. M. Colquhoun Compan. Oarsman's Guide 31 The painter is the rope attached to the stem to make fast by, and is otherwise called the headfast. 1876 T. Hardy Hand of Ethelberta II. xlv. 223 A strong pull from a headfast rope might drag the erection completely over. 1906 J. Conrad Mirror of Sea xxxv. 203 Two or three ‘finished’ ships floated low, with an air of straining at the leash of their level headfasts. 2000 J. Nelson All Brave Fellows (2005) x. 152 Foote tossed off the head-fast and the bow began to swing away from the wharf. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † headfastv. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: headfast n. Etymology: < headfast n. Obsolete. rare. transitive to secure (a vessel) with a headfast (headfast n.). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > berthing, mooring, or anchoring > berth, moor, or anchor (a ship) [verb (transitive)] > moor moor1378 breast1838 headfast1889 to tie up1893 1889 Daily News 9 Nov. 6/4 The point in the river at which the barge may be headfasted. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1569v.1889
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