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head beetler

head beetler noun: the leader of a group of workmen.

Noun

head beetler (plural head beetlers)

  1. (UK, archaic, dialectal) The leader of a group of workmen.
    • The line of flunkies, like a rijiment of tin men workin' on strings, all together threw up their hands in horror, a look on their face like someone stole their last penny, and the head beetler of them, bowin' till his three ends met, said, […]1920, Seumas MacManus, Top o' the Mornin', page 161
    • Later Mattie, the 'head beetler' of my father's family, arrived wearing his customary tweed jacket.2016, Patrick Deeley, The Hurley Maker's Son

Forms of head beetler

pluralhead beetlers

Questions about head beetler

What does head beetler mean?
Head beetler means the leader of a group of workmen.
What part of speech is head beetler?
Head beetler is a noun.
What is the plural of head beetler?
The plural of head beetler is head beetlers.

Words near head beetler in the dictionary

  1. head and shoulders
  2. head band
  3. head bands
  4. head bang
  5. head bangs
  6. head beetler
  7. head beetlers
  8. head binding
  9. head blight
  10. head blights
  11. head boat

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