Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The back part of the head: opposed to forehead.
- noun False hair worn on the back of the head.
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- noun The
wall of asteam locomotive 'sfirebox , located in thecab , where thecontrols aremounted .
Etymologies
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back + head
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Examples
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Put your ambarelo in the cornel, Messes Enos-Harries, and your backhead in a chair.
My Neighbors Stories of the Welsh People Caradoc Evans
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God gave him leave, wherefore Bern-Davydd, whose spirit waxed hot, answered: "Boy, boy, why for did you not kick the she cat on the backhead?"
My Neighbors Stories of the Welsh People Caradoc Evans
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Industries building, showing the tank and backhead.
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The water level in the boiler is indicated by the three brass cocks located on the backhead.
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The fault of his head was its lack of depth; there was not much distance from the ear to the nostril, and the backhead was deficient.
Hawthorne and His Circle Julian Hawthorne 1890
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