stemhead

English

Alternative forms

• stem-head

Etymology

stem +‎ head

Noun

stemhead (plural stemheads)

1. (nautical) The top and foremost end of a stem on a marine vessel.
   • 1898, Joseph Conrad, Youth:

     [...] and a man, all in a heap in the bows of the boat, slept with both arms embracing the stem-head and with his cheek laid on the gunwale.