billet-headn. a piece of wood at the bow of a whale-boat, round which the harpoon line runs; also ‘a carved prow bending in and out, contrariwise to the fiddle-head (scroll-head)’ Smyth Sailor's Word-bk.
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > fore part of vessel > [noun] > carved plank at stem
trail-board1704
fiddle-head1799
billet-head1840
tail-board1841
1840 R. H. DanaTwo Years before Mast xxxv. 134 The cornucopia which ornamented her billet-head.