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trundlehead

trundlehead noun: one of the disks forming the ends of a lantern wheel or pinion.

Noun

trundlehead (plural trundleheads)

  1. One of the disks forming the ends of a lantern wheel or pinion.
  2. The drumhead of a capstan, especially the drumhead of the lower of two capstans on the same axis.

Forms of trundlehead

pluraltrundleheads

Origin of trundlehead

From trundle + head.

Questions about trundlehead

What does trundlehead mean?
Trundlehead means one of the disks forming the ends of a lantern wheel or pinion.
What part of speech is trundlehead?
Trundlehead is a noun.
What is the plural of trundlehead?
The plural of trundlehead is trundleheads.

Words near trundlehead in the dictionary

  1. trundle-beds
  2. trundlebed
  3. trundlebeds
  4. trundled
  5. trundled along
  6. trundlehead
  7. trundleheads
  8. trundler
  9. trundlers
  10. trundles
  11. trundles along

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