headblock
noun
: a block supporting the head of something: such as
a
: a part of a sawmill carriage that supports the log
b
: a block of wood between the fifth wheel and the forward spring of a carriage or wagon
c
: one of a set of extra-long railroad ties used for supporting the operating mechanism of a point rail
Word History
First Known Use
1811, in the meaning defined above
- Scarabaeidae
- scarabaeidaes
- scarabaeidoid
- scarabaeids
- scarabaeiform
- scarabaeoid
- Scarabaeoidea
- scarabaeoids
- scarabaeus
- scarabaeuses
- scarabee
- scarabees
- Scarabeidae
- scaraboid
- scarabs
- scaramouch
- scaramouche
- scaramouches
- scarb-tree
- Scarborough
- Scarborough lily
- Scarborough warning
- scarce
- scarcelier
- scarceliest