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arrow-head

arrow-head is the alternative spelling of arrowhead.

Meaning of arrowhead

Noun

arrowhead (plural arrowheads)

  1. The pointed part of an arrow (the weapon).
    • Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill.1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter II, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    arrowpoint
  2. The pointed part of an arrow (the symbol).
  3. Any plant in the genus Sagittaria.
    Synonyms:
    duck potato, wapato
  4. An obstacle for a horse to jump over, consisting of a triangular fence with the point facing towards the ground.
    Synonyms:
    chevron

Forms of arrow-head

pluralarrow-heads

Questions about arrow-head

What is arrow-head the alternative spelling of?
Arrow-head is the alternative spelling of arrowhead.

Words near arrow-head in the dictionary

  1. arrow worms
  2. Arrow's paradox
  3. Arrow's theorem
  4. arrow-finger
  5. arrow-fingers
  6. arrow-head
  7. arrow-heads
  8. arrow-hole
  9. arrow-holes
  10. arrow-poison frog
  11. arrow-poison frogs

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