- shreadhead
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/shred"hed'/, n.jerkinhead.[1835-45; perh. obs. shread SHRED + HEAD]
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shreadhead
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shreadhead — shread·head … English syllables
shreadhead — ˈs(h)redˌhed noun Etymology: perh from obsolete English shread shred (from Middle English shrede) + English head : jerkinhead * * * /shred hed /, n. jerkinhead. [1835 45; perh. obs. shread SHRED + HEAD] … Useful english dictionary
jerkinhead — /jerr kin hed /, n. a roof having a hipped end truncating a gable. Also called shreadhead. [1835 45; orig. uncert.] * * * … Universalium
jerkinhead — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: probably alteration (influenced by jerkin) (I) of kirkinhead : a hipped part of a roof which is hipped only for a part of its height leaving a truncated gable * * * /jerr kin hed /, n. a roof having a hipped end… … Useful english dictionary
