trundlehead

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noun

One of the disks forming the ends of a lantern wheel or pinion.

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Meanings

nountrundlehead (plural trundleheads)

plural trundleheads

  1. One of the disks forming the ends of a lantern wheel or pinion.
  2. The drumhead of a capstan, especially the drumhead of the lower of two capstans on the same axis.

Origin

From trundle + head.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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