ringhead

ringhead noun: the top of a ring-shaped construction.

Noun (1)

ringhead (plural ringheads)

The top of a ring-shaped construction.
- The ringheads and 4 feet of the soffit from the face of the arch are faced with blue Staffordshire bricks .1901, Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland, Transactions, page 235
An instrument used for stretching woollen cloth.
A cutting tool or assembly that consists of a circular head which houses multiple cutting knives or blades arranged in a ring formation.
- In the figure only the top and bottom cylinder heads have been replaced by ringheads, with the side heads remaining conventional so that rounded corners can be produced on the planed planks.1974, Richard A. Horn, Morphology of Wood Pulp Fiber from Softwoods and Influence on Paper Strength, page 3
- Variables were examined: Moisture content, angle of knives in ringhead, angle of cutting edge, position of ringhead in relation to centerline of piece being planed, and cutting speed.1975, Bruce G. Heebink, Producing Flakes for Structural Particleboard on a Ringhead Planer
A journalist who covers Olympic sports.
- That's a lesson my friend and fellow ringhead ( Olympic journalist ) Elliott Almond and I learned one day long ago on the slopes of Mount Hood .2009, Jack C. Harris, The Winter Olympics, page 166
- A few of the Ringheads made a statement by refusing to watch the Dream Team play, so it must've made them gag when International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch, sho didn't know a three-point shot from a three-card monte, was a conspicuous Dream Team observer at the Palau...2012, Jack McCallum, Dream Team
(South Africa, offensive) A warrior of the Zulu or Amaswazi tribe.
- It appears that, as he rode towards the outspan place and saw the concourse, six ringheads or warriors stepped out to meet him, and one of them, laying down his weapons, advanced holding a white shield before him to show that his errand was peaceful.1946, Thomas Baines, John Peter Richard Wallis, The Northern Goldfields Diaries of Thomas Baines, page 162
- They were "ringheads" of Manukosi's own white shield regiment and before the encounter was over ten of Mashakatsi's men were dead and he himself and six others were wounded.1959, Oswald Pirow, Shangani, page 44

Adjective

ringhead (not comparable)

Having a circular or ring-shaped head.
- In their archeological excavations, the Ingstads found eight turf-and-stone Norse dwellings similar to those in Greenland, and artifacts including a bronze Viking ringhead pin, a spindle whorl of soapstone, corroded iron rivets, an anvil, and a charcoal kiln and smithy.2010, Bob Braithwaite, Smitten by Canada!: Another %!@^! Travel Memoir, page 15
- The basic design had been finalised by the spring of 1897, once a ringhead hammer had replaced the original spur and a second lug had been added to the locking piece, but the design did not stabilise until the adoption in 1912 of the neue Sicherung ('New Safety', 'N.S.') that moved upward to lock...2016, John Walter, Guns of The Third Reich

Noun (2) capitalized: Ringhead

Ringhead (plural Ringheads)

(slang) A fan of the opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen by Richard Wagner.
- And Ringheads aren't the only ones who are drawn to Wagner: only Hitler and Shakespeare have attracted so many biographers, analysts and apologists.2005 August 7, Melinda Bargreen, “Ringheads have fiery devotion”, in The Seattle Times
- Ringheads, also known as Wagnolaters, often travel the world to hear the cycle, reserving special devotion for Bayreuth, Germany, where Wagner’s own theater stands.2008 April 10, Daniel J. Wakin, “‘Ring’ Fans and the Met Lock Horns Over Ticket Rule”, in The New York Times
Synonyms:

Ringnut

Synonyms of ringhead

Ringnut

Forms of ringhead

plural	ringheads
plural	Ringheads

Origin of ringhead

From ring + head.

From ring + -head.

Questions about ringhead

What does ringhead mean?: Ringhead means the top of a ring-shaped construction.
What part of speech is ringhead?: Ringhead can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of ringhead?: The plural of ringhead is ringheads.

Words near ringhead in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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