fathead
Example Sentences
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We were able to reaffirm our findings on the catheads each Sunday that Reverend Thomas spent with us.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
The trick to eating catheads was to get the butter on them before they got cold—then they were delicious.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
At ten o'clock, the tramp of men about the capstan gave notice that the anchor was being brought to the catheads.
From The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 by Abbot, Willis J. (Willis John)
As Lyon was cruising about," he said, "and his sloop was pitching her catheads under, this thing was washed upon a spare anchor, where it stuck.
From The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet by Cooper, James Fenimore
Why, they didn't know the catheads from the main brace.
From Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion by Twain, Mark
