Headblock
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Headblock is a noun meaning In a sawmill carriage, a cross-block on which the head of the log rests.
Meaning
In a sawmill carriage, a cross-block on which the head of the log rests.
More Meanings
- (historical) A piece of wood in a carriage (vehicle), connected with the spring and the perches, and joining the fore-gear and the hind-gear.
Word Forms
- headblocks
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include receder, block, sawbuck, sawlog, brob, butcherblock.
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