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jighead

jighead noun: a fishhook with an incorporated moulded weighting mass of metal or plastic below the eye.

jighead: a fishhook with an incorporated moulded weighting mass of metal or plastic below the eye
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Noun

jighead (plural jigheads)

  1. A fishhook with an incorporated moulded weighting mass of metal or plastic below the eye.

Forms of jighead

pluraljigheads
alternative formjig head

Origin of jighead

From jig + head.

Questions about jighead

What does jighead mean?
Jighead means a fishhook with an incorporated moulded weighting mass of metal or plastic below the eye.
What part of speech is jighead?
Jighead is a noun.
What is the plural of jighead?
The plural of jighead is jigheads.

Words near jighead in the dictionary

  1. jiggumbobs
  2. jiggy
  3. jiggy jiggy
  4. jiggy-jiggy
  5. jigha
  6. jighead
  7. jigheads
  8. jigida
  9. jigidas
  10. jigit
  11. jigitovka

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