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headblock

headblock noun: in a sawmill carriage, a cross-block on which the head of the log rests.

Noun

headblock (plural headblocks)

  1. In a sawmill carriage, a cross-block on which the head of the log rests.
  2. (historical) A piece of wood in a carriage (vehicle), connected with the spring and the perches, and joining the fore-gear and the hind-gear.

Forms of headblock

pluralheadblocks

Origin of headblock

From head + block.

Questions about headblock

What does headblock mean?
Headblock means in a sawmill carriage, a cross-block on which the head of the log rests.
What part of speech is headblock?
Headblock is a noun.
What is the plural of headblock?
The plural of headblock is headblocks.

Words near headblock in the dictionary

  1. headbangers
  2. headbanging
  3. headbangs
  4. headbin
  5. headbinding
  6. headblock
  7. headblocks
  8. headboard
  9. headboarded
  10. headboardless
  11. headboards

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