Fake urine poses law enforcement challenge. People trying to pass off another person's urine has long been an issue for Tippecanoe County, Ind., courts. In recent years, testers are seeing more synthetic urine kits. The (Lafayette, Ind.) Journal & Courier.
Quick Answer. The bathroom of a maritime vessel is known as the head because of its location aboard vessels in the bow or fore of the ship, as explained by the Naval Heritage and History Command. The term first appears in 1708 in Woodes Rogers' book, A Cruising Voyage Around the World.. Continue Reading.
Headâ²er, one who puts a head on something: a dive, head foremost, into water: a brick laid lengthwise along the thickness of a wall, serving as a bond: a heavy stone extending through the thickness of a wall; Headâ²-fast, a rope at the bows of a ship used to fasten it to a wharf, &c.; Headâ²-frame, the structure over a mine-shaft supporting the head-gear or winding machinery; Headâ²-gear, gear, covering, or ornament of the head; Headâ²-huntâ²ing, the practice among the Dyaks of Borneo ...