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backhead

backhead noun: the wall of a steam locomotive's firebox, located in the cab, where the controls are mounted.

Noun

backhead (plural backheads)

  1. The wall of a steam locomotive's firebox, located in the cab, where the controls are mounted.

Verb

backhead (third-person singular simple present backheads, present participle backheading, simple past and past participle backheaded)

  1. To hit the ball with the back of the head

Forms of backhead

Noun
pluralbackheads
Verb
third-person singular presentbackheads
present participlebackheading
past participlebackheaded
pastbackheaded

Origin of backhead

From back + head.

Questions about backhead

What does backhead mean?
Backhead means the wall of a steam locomotive's firebox, located in the cab, where the controls are mounted.
What part of speech is backhead?
Backhead can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of backhead?
The plural of backhead is backheads.

Words near backhead in the dictionary

  1. backhands
  2. backhaul
  3. backhauled
  4. backhauling
  5. backhauls
  6. backhead
  7. backheader
  8. backheaders
  9. backheads
  10. backheel
  11. backheeled

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