timberhead

An upper end of a timber that projects above a deck and is used as a bollard.

Nautical, the top end of a timber, rising above the deck, and serving for belaying ropes, etc.: otherwise called kevel-head.

The top end of a timber, rising above the gunwale, and serving for belaying ropes, etc.; — called also kevel head.

The top end of a timber, rising above the gunwale, and serving for belaying ropes, etc.