pole-headn.

Brit.

/ˈpəʊlhɛd/, U.S.

/ˈpoʊlˌ(h)ɛd/

Forms: see pole n.¹ and head n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pole n.¹, head n.¹

Etymology: < pole n.¹ + head n.¹

The top or end of a pole; spec. the top part of a mast; the end of a carriage-pole.

ΚΠ

a1425 Medulla Gram. (Stonyhurst) f. 47 Pallus, a polhed.

1794 D. Steel Elements & Pract. Rigging & Seamanship I. 16 Top-gallant-masts..have commonly pole-heads, either stump, common, or long.

1876 Draft-bk. Centennial Carriages 102/2 No. 19. Safety strap-loop, for pole whippletrees. No. 20. Pole-head.

1897 Earl of Suffolk et al. Encycl. Sport I. 341 (Driving) Main-bar, the cross timber fixed to the pole-head, from which hang the swing-bars or leading bars.

1956 Times 4 July 12/7 All was irrelevant beside the bold, bright, flag breaking out at the pole-head against the fleecy morning sky.

1998 Carriage Driving Oct. 7/2 (advt.) Teambars, Poleheads.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pole-head
释义	pole-headn. Brit. /ˈpəʊlhɛd/, U.S. /ˈpoʊlˌ(h)ɛd/ Forms: see pole n.¹ and head n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pole n.¹, head n.¹ Etymology: < pole n.¹ + head n.¹ The top or end of a pole; spec. the top part of a mast; the end of a carriage-pole. ΚΠ a1425 Medulla Gram. (Stonyhurst) f. 47 Pallus, a polhed. 1794 D. Steel Elements & Pract. Rigging & Seamanship I. 16 Top-gallant-masts..have commonly pole-heads, either stump, common, or long. 1876 Draft-bk. Centennial Carriages 102/2 No. 19. Safety strap-loop, for pole whippletrees. No. 20. Pole-head. 1897 Earl of Suffolk et al. Encycl. Sport I. 341 (Driving) Main-bar, the cross timber fixed to the pole-head, from which hang the swing-bars or leading bars. 1956 Times 4 July 12/7 All was irrelevant beside the bold, bright, flag breaking out at the pole-head against the fleecy morning sky. 1998 Carriage Driving Oct. 7/2 (advt.) Teambars, Poleheads. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1425
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