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backhead

noun

Etymology

From back + head.

  1. inherited from *káput✻ — “head”
  2. inherited from *haubudą✻ — “head”
  3. inherited from *haubud✻
  4. inherited from hēafod — “head; top; leader; origin”
  5. inherited from efd
  6. compounded as backhead — “back + head”

Definitions

  1. The wall of a steam locomotive's firebox, located in the cab, where the controls are…

    The wall of a steam locomotive's firebox, located in the cab, where the controls are mounted.

  2. To hit the ball with the back of the head

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA