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headstick

headstick noun: a stick-like device strapped to a paralysed person's head to allow them to perform activities such as typing on a keyboard.

Noun

headstick (plural headsticks)

  1. A stick-like device strapped to a paralysed person's head to allow them to perform activities such as typing on a keyboard.
  2. (historical) A straight piece of furniture placed at the head of a form, between the chase and the type.
    • The sidesticks should be of the full length of the page, and abut against the headsticks on the outside of the form .1841, William Savage, A Dictionary of the Art of Printing, page 330
  3. A spar attached to the head of the topsail.

Forms of headstick

pluralheadsticks

Origin of headstick

From head + stick.

Questions about headstick

What does headstick mean?
Headstick means a stick-like device strapped to a paralysed person's head to allow them to perform activities such as typing on a keyboard.
What part of speech is headstick?
Headstick is a noun.
What is the plural of headstick?
The plural of headstick is headsticks.

Words near headstick in the dictionary

  1. headstarts
  2. headstay
  3. headstays
  4. headstead
  5. headsteads
  6. headstick
  7. headsticks
  8. headstock
  9. headstocks
  10. headstone
  11. headstoned

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