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Definition: BILLETHEAD

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A round piece of timber at the bow or stern of a whaleboat, around which the harpoon lone is run out when the whale darts off.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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"Billethead" is a common misspelling or typo for: billet-head.

Date "Billethead" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Definition: BILLETHEAD

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. A round piece of timber at the bow or stern of a whaleboat, around which the harpoon lone is run out when the whale darts off.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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"BILLETHEAD" is a common misspelling or typo for: billet-head.

Date "BILLETHEAD" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)