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Billethead
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) A round piece of timber at the bow or stern of a whaleboat, around which the harpoon lone is run out when the whale darts off.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Billethead'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/b/billethead.html. 1828.