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peghead

peghead noun: the part of a stringed instrument, at the end of the neck, that holds the pegs or mechanical tuners used to control string tension.

peghead: the part of a stringed instrument, at the end of the neck, that holds the pegs or mechanical tuners...
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Noun

peghead (plural pegheads)

  1. The part of a stringed instrument, at the end of the neck, that holds the pegs or mechanical tuners used to control string tension.
    • Common throughout the Arab and Persian world, the oud is a fretless short-neck lute with a pear-shaped, flat top, rounded back, and a peghead characteristically bent backwards at a very sharp angle.2010, Randy Raine-Reusch, Play The World: The 101 Instrument Primer, Mel Bay Publications, →ISBN, page 22
    Synonyms:
    tuning head

Synonyms of peghead

Forms of peghead

pluralpegheads

Origin of peghead

From peg + head.

Questions about peghead

What does peghead mean?
Peghead means the part of a stringed instrument, at the end of the neck, that holds the pegs or mechanical tuners used to control string tension.
What part of speech is peghead?
Peghead is a noun.
What is the plural of peghead?
The plural of peghead is pegheads.

Words near peghead in the dictionary

  1. peggings
  2. Peggs
  3. Peggs Green
  4. peggy
  5. Peggys
  6. peghead
  7. pegheads
  8. PEGI
  9. peginesatide
  10. peginterferon
  11. peginterferons

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