ˈfork-head †1. An arrow with barbed head. Obs. 1590Spenser F.Q. iii. v. 19 Through his haberjeon the forkehead flew. 2.Mech. a.(seequot. 1874); b.= cross-tail. 1839[see cross-tail].1874Knight Dict.Mech., Fork⁓head, the double head of a rod which divides in order to form a connection by means of a pin.