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headboxes

headboxes is the plural of headbox.

Meaning of headbox

Noun

headbox (plural headboxes)

  1. Synonym of headrail.
    Synonyms:
    headrail
  2. A device for distributing a suspension of solids in water to a machine at a constant rate, or for retarding the rate of flow, as to a top-feed filter, or for eliminating by overflow some of the finest particles.
  3. The topmost square of a USPSA target holding the B and A scoring zones.

Questions about headboxes

What is headboxes the plural of?
Headboxes is the plural of headbox.

Words near headboxes in the dictionary

  1. headborough
  2. headboroughs
  3. headborrow
  4. headborrows
  5. headbox
  6. headboxes
  7. headbump
  8. headbumps
  9. headbutt
  10. headbutt with
  11. headbutted

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