Billethead

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Billethead \Bil"let*head`\ (b[i^]l"l[e^]t*h[e^]d), n. (Naut.)
     A round piece of timber at the bow or stern of a whaleboat,
     around which the harpoon line is run out when the whale darts
     off.
     [1913 Webster]