factory head

noun

The head formed when a rivet is manufactured, as opposed to the shank (or bucktail), the end of which will be upset to form the field head, after it is inserted through the materials to be connected.

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Meanings

nounfactory head (plural factory heads)

plural factory heads

  1. artsThe head formed when a rivet is manufactured, as opposed to the shank (or bucktail), the end of which will be upset to form the field head, after it is inserted through the materials to be connected.
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APA

factory head. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/factory%20head

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“factory head.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/factory%20head. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “factory head,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/factory%20head.

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