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Meaning of BEAKHEAD

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Beak"head`\, n.
1. (Arch.) An ornament used in rich Norman doorways,
   resembling a head with a beak. --Parker.

2. (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 {Beak}, 3.

 

 

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