shop head

noun

A factory head; the head formed when a rivet is manufactured

Meanings

nounshop head (plural shop heads)

plural shop heads

  1. artsA factory head; the head formed when a rivet is manufactured
  2. artsA field head; the head formed by upsetting the bucktail of a rivet after it is inserted through the materials to be connected
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APA

shop head. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shop%20head

MLA

“shop head.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shop%20head. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shop head,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shop%20head.

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