Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. The wall of a steam locomotive's firebox, located in the cab, where the controls are mounted.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The back part of the head: opposed to forehead.
- n. False hair worn on the back of the head.
Etymologies
back + head (Wiktionary)
Examples
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Put your ambarelo in the cornel, Messes Enos-Harries, and your backhead in a chair.
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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?"
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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.
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