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snaphead

snaphead noun: a hemispherical or rounded head to a rivet or bolt.

Noun

snaphead (plural snapheads)

  1. A hemispherical or rounded head to a rivet or bolt.
  2. A swaging tool with a cavity in its face for forming such a rounded head.

Forms of snaphead

pluralsnapheads

Origin of snaphead

From snap + head.

Questions about snaphead

What does snaphead mean?
Snaphead means a hemispherical or rounded head to a rivet or bolt.
What part of speech is snaphead?
Snaphead is a noun.
What is the plural of snaphead?
The plural of snaphead is snapheads.

Words near snaphead in the dictionary

  1. snaphaans
  2. snaphance
  3. snaphances
  4. snaphaunce
  5. snaphaunces
  6. snaphead
  7. snapheads
  8. snapin
  9. snaping
  10. snapins
  11. snapjack

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