stemhead

Etymology

From stem + head.

stemhead means the top and foremost end of a stem on a marine vessel. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 90 out of 100.

noun

The top and foremost end of a stem on a marine vessel.“[...] and a man, all in a heap in the bows of the boat, slept with both arms embracing the stem-head and with his cheek laid on the gunwale.”