the top of the rudderpost, to which the steering apparatus may be fixed
rudderhead in American English
(ˈrʌdərˌhed)
noun
Nautical
the upper end of a rudderpost, to which a tiller, quadrant, or yoke is attached
Word origin
[1795–1805; rudder + head]This word is first recorded in the period 1795–1805. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: crunch, mirage, oxidize, sensitivity, wrecker