headblock

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noun

In a sawmill carriage, a cross-block on which the head of the log rests.

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Meanings

nounheadblock (plural headblocks)

plural headblocks

  1. In a sawmill carriage, a cross-block on which the head of the log rests.
  2. historicalA piece of wood in a carriage (vehicle), connected with the spring and the perches, and joining the fore-gear and the hind-gear.

Origin

From head + block.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

blockheadBochdalek
Cite this entry
APA

headblock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headblock

MLA

“headblock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headblock. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “headblock,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headblock.

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