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linthead

noun

Etymology

From lint + head. Originated in the textile mills of the Carolinas.

  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 linthead — “lint + head”

Definitions

  1. A worker in a cotton or other textile mill.

  2. A low-class Southern white.

The neighborhood

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