duckhead

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noun

Part of a tyre-changing device, designed to fit around the rim of the wheel so as to mount and demount the tyre.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nounduckhead (plural duckheads)

plural duckheads

  1. automotivePart of a tyre-changing device, designed to fit around the rim of the wheel so as to mount and demount the tyre.

Origin

duck + head, from the resemblance to a duck's bill.

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APA

duckhead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duckhead

MLA

“duckhead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duckhead. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “duckhead,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duckhead.

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