cathead

船首两侧各有一根水平突出的粗木梁,用于吊放锚,不使用时从锚杆端固定

A heavy piece of timber projecting somewhat horizontally from each side of the bow of a ship on which an anchor is raised or lowered, and secured when not used, from its stock end.

该木梁末端的装饰物,常雕成猫头形状

A decorative element at the end of such a timber that often depicts a cat's head.

构成起重机械一部分的(小型)绞盘(绕主轴旋转的立式圆柱机械,用于对缆绳、绳索等施力)或起锚机(一种绞车)。

A (small) capstan (“vertical cylindrical machine that revolves on a spindle, used to apply force to cables, ropes, etc.”) or windlass (“type of winch”) forming part of hoisting machinery.