Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trundlehead

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: trundle-head
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the disks forming the ends of a lantern wheel or pinion.

noun

The drumhead of a capstan, especially the drumhead of the lower of two capstans on the same axis.

Etymology

From trundle + head.

Inflected Forms

trundleheads (plural)

Questions

What does trundlehead mean?: One of the disks forming the ends of a lantern wheel or pinion.
Where does trundlehead come from?: From trundle + head.

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