Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

headblock

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: head-block
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In a sawmill carriage, a cross-block on which the head of the log rests.

noun

A piece of wood in a carriage (vehicle), connected with the spring and the perches, and joining the fore-gear and the hind-gear.

Etymology

From head + block.

Inflected Forms

headblocks (plural)

Questions

What does headblock mean?: In a sawmill carriage, a cross-block on which the head of the log rests.
Where does headblock come from?: From head + block.

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