Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The upper end of the rudder, into which the tiller is fitted.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Naut.) The upper end of the rudderpost, to which the tiller is attached.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun nautical The upper end of the
rudderpost , to which thetiller is attached.
Etymologies
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rudder + head
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Examples
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Whether with engine amidship or directly over the rudderhead, ample provision is made for putting the hand power into gear by means of a friction clutch within the standard upon which the hand wheels are mounted.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 1178, June 25, 1898 Various
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He found the girl sitting by the rudderhead almost as he had left her, looking about her with vague, unseeing eyes.
Moran of the Lady Letty Frank Norris 1886
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