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headtorch

noun

Etymology

From head + torch.

  1. derived from *terkʷ-✻ — “to spin; to turn”
  2. derived from torqua
  3. derived from *torca✻ — “coiled object”
  4. derived from torche
  5. inherited from torch
  6. compounded as headtorch — “head + torch”

Definitions

  1. A torch (flashlight) worn on the head, thus leaving the hands free.

    • Unless you’re glamping – which, let’s face it, bears little relation to camping bar the fact that the two words rhyme – there are a few bits of essential kit you’ll need: sleeping bag and mat, tent, headtorch and suncream.
    • Of course, the wires and terminals are not colour-coded. Both are black and neither had labels. And the technicians were working at night with just their headtorches for illumination.

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