Definitions
Etymologies
- back + head (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Put your ambarelo in the cornel, Messes Enos-Harries, and your backhead in a chair.”
“God gave him leave, wherefore Bern-Davydd, whose spirit waxed hot, answered: "Boy, boy, why for did you not kick the she cat on the backhead?”
“Industries building, showing the tank and backhead.”
“The water level in the boiler is indicated by the three brass cocks located on the backhead.”
“The fault of his head was its lack of depth; there was not much distance from the ear to the nostril, and the backhead was deficient.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘backhead’.
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Wig
Wiggery. Even though kalayzich got there first with the list called wigs.
paresseuse, nob-thatcher, rogerian, bob-jerom, gregorian, pigeonwing, pulvil, bagwig, vallancy, tye-wig, Bob, bob-wig and 33 more...
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Flanges &c
Amusingly-named mechanical and electrical parts to be found in a particular warehouse in Newfoundland
nut, relief valve, cotter, shaft, bushing (inner bo..., sleeve, bushing (link), thrust washer, slip yoke, bushing (swing post), half pump coupling, main teledyne spool and 344 more...
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What Keeps Your Ears Apart?
A sort of stuffie of words/phrases that include "head"
head of cattle, out of one's head, head of the stairs, come to a head, head of steam, head of the page, win by a head, head taller, headway, fountainhead, heads or tails, hit the nail on t... and 143 more...
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