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stemhead

alt. (context nautical English) The top and foremost end of a stem on a marine vessel. n. (context nautical English) The top and foremost end of a stem on a marine vessel.

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They seemed to be typical galliots of the French Channel ports - except that the mainmasts were set so far aft, and the stays from the mainmast to the stemhead, bowsprit and jibboom seemed fewer than usual but comparatively massive.