Re: 'scuse my ignorance...what's a "cathead?"

Posted by RDavis on Sunday, May 27, 2001 at 12:21PM :

In Reply to: 'scuse my ignorance...what's a "cathead?" posted by Dale D. on Sunday, May 27, 2001 at 11:58AM :

If I'm not mistaken, its a slang word used by people who couldn't remember or pronounce the word capstan,which is the revolving concave drum on the end of some winchs attached to the shaft and is used to pull a rope or line when tension is applied to one side and releases quickly when tension is released.

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