Two stately Indiamen lay out on the river below, almost flank by flank; and, as it happened, the farther one was at that moment weighing her anchor, indeed had it tripped on the Cathead.
"Hetty Wesley"
Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
Stalking glasses and binoculars were levelled at the unconcerned fowl, who sat by the "Cathead" with perfect composure, and preened himself after his long flight.
"A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil"
T. R. Swinburne
As it dropped, a sea almost swept it clear; but the lead hitched in a tangle of cordage by the port Cathead; within twenty seconds the rope was caught and made fast below.
"I Saw Three Ships and Other Winter Tales"
Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch