polehead

English

noun
Definitions
  • The portion of a mast above the crossbar that holds the sail, which sometimes support a flag or topsail.
  • The top of a flagpole.
  • (more generally) The top of any pole.
  • The front portion of the pole that attaches a coach or wagon to the team of horses that pulls it.
  • A housing for wires that is attached to the top of a telephone pole or similar pole carrying power lines.
  • An emblem, usually made of metal, that tops a pole which is carried by the steward or secretary of a rural British club or friendly society.
  • (dialect) A tadpole.

Etymology

Compound from English pole (head) + English head (-hood, noun, hood, foremost, or leading part, topmost, suffix indicating a fan enthusiast).

Origin

English

head

Gloss

-hood, noun, hood, foremost, or leading part, topmost, suffix indicating a fan enthusiast

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