Meanings
nounheadpan (plural headpans)
plural headpans · alternative head pan · alternative head-pan
- A round bowl-like container, used in construction work and usually carried on one's head.
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Origin
- Proto-West Germanic*haubudapannā
- Old Englishhēafodpanne“skull”
- Middle Englishheed panne
- Englishheadpan
From Middle English heed panne, heved pan, from Old English hēafodpanne (“skull”), from Proto-West Germanic *haubudapannā, equivalent to head + pan. Cognate with Middle Low German hö̂vetpanne (“head, skull”).
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APA
headpan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headpan
MLA
“headpan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headpan. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “headpan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headpan.
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