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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

(Arch.)

An ornament used in rich Norman doorways, resembling a head with a beak.

Parker.

(Naut.)

(a)

A small platform at the fore part of the upper deck of a vessel, which contains the water closets of the crew.

(b)

(Antiq.)

Same as

, 3.

See also: beak-head

beakhead ‎(plural beakheads)

(nautical) A protruding part of the foremost section of a sailing ship.
(archaeology) An ornament used in rich Norman doorways, resembling a head with a beak.

protruding part at the bow of a sailing ship