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linthead

linthead noun: a worker in a cotton or other textile mill.

Noun

linthead (plural lintheads)

  1. (Southern US, derogatory, offensive) A worker in a cotton or other textile mill.
  2. (Southern US, derogatory, offensive) A low-class Southern white.

Forms of linthead

plurallintheads
alternative formlint-head

Origin of linthead

From lint + head. Originated in the textile mills of the Carolinas.

Questions about linthead

What does linthead mean?
Linthead means a worker in a cotton or other textile mill.
What part of speech is linthead?
Linthead is a noun.
What is the plural of linthead?
The plural of linthead is lintheads.

Words near linthead in the dictionary

  1. linterman
  2. lintermen
  3. linters
  4. lintfree
  5. Linth
  6. linthead
  7. lintheads
  8. Linthicum
  9. Linthicums
  10. Linthoingambi
  11. Linthwaite

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