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lofthead

noun

Etymology

From loft + 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 lofthead — “loft + head”

Definitions

  1. An overhead cavity in a cave or mineshaft caused by a fall of roof.

    • If a certain vacant space is left above the timbering of a road, it often affords a lodgment for gas, and it is by no means easy to ventilate such a space, or, as it is often called, a "lofthead," in all cases.

The neighborhood

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