trundlehead

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

trundlehead trundleheads

Etymology

From trundle + head.

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