stemhead

The top and foremost end of a stem on a marine vessel.

Noun

  1. 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. - 1898, Joseph Conrad, Youth:

Origin

From stem + head.

Forms

stemheads stem-head