Ringhead
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ringhead is a noun meaning The top of a ring-shaped construction.
Meaning
The top of a ring-shaped construction.
More Meanings
- An instrument used for stretching woollen cloth.
- A journalist who covers Olympic sports.
- (South Africa, offensive) A warrior of the Zulu or Amaswazi tribe.
- Having a circular or ring-shaped head.
- (woodworking) A cutting tool or assembly that consists of a circular head which houses multiple cutting knives or blades arranged in a ring formation.
Example Sentences
The ringheads and 4 feet of the soffit from the face of the arch are faced with blue Staffordshire bricks .
That's a lesson my friend and fellow ringhead ( Olympic journalist ) Elliott Almond and I learned one day long ago on the slopes of Mount Hood .
They were "ringheads" of Manukosi's own white shield regiment and before the encounter was over ten of Mashakatsi's men were dead and he himself and six others were wounded.
Variables were examined: Moisture content, angle of knives in ringhead, angle of cutting edge, position of ringhead in relation to centerline of piece being planed, and cutting speed.
Word Forms
- ringheads
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include stretching-iron, tenterhook, crab, yarnwindle, crewel, hasp.
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