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Cockshead
Cockshead Cocks"head`, n. (Bot.) A leguminous herb (Onobrychis Caput-galli), having small spiny-crested pods.
Crosshead
Crosshead Cross"head` (-h?d), n. (Mach.) A beam or bar across the head or end of a rod, etc., or a block attached to it and carrying a knuckle pin; as the solid crosspiece running between parallel slides, which receives motion from the piston of a steam engine and imparts it to the connecting rod, which is hinged to the crosshead.
Hogshead
Hogshead Hogs"head, n. [D. okshoofd; akin to Sw. oxhufvud, Dan. oxehoved, G. oxhoft; apparently meaning orig., ox head, but it is not known why this name was given. Cf. Ox, Head.] 1. An English measure of capacity, containing 63 wine gallons, or about 52? imperial gallons; a half pipe. Note: The London hogshead of beer was 54 beer gallons, the London hogshead of ale was 48 ale gallons. Elsewhere in England the ale and beer hogsheads held 51 gallons. These measures are no longer in use, except for cider. 2. A large cask or barrel, of indefinite contents; esp. one containing from 100 to 140 gallons. [U. S.]
Sheepshead
Sheepshead Sheeps"head`, n. [So called because of the fancied resemblance of its head and front teeth to those of a sheep.] (Zo["o]l.) A large and valuable sparoid food fish (Archosargus, or Diplodus, probatocephalus) found on the Atlantic coast of the United States. It often weighs from ten to twelve pounds. Note: The name is also locally, in a loose way, applied to various other fishes, as the butterfish, the fresh-water drumfish, the parrot fish, the porgy, and the moonfish.

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- Look up Shead in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Shead is a surname, and may refer to: Artie Shead, New Zealand rugby league player Brian Shead (1937–2020)...
- Jamal Daniel Shead (/ʃɛd/ SHED; born July 24, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball ****ociation...
- DeShawn Anthony Shead (born June 28, 1989) is an American former professional football cornerback and coach who is the ****istant defensive backs coach...
- Brian Shead (1937–2020) was an Australian racing driver, constructor and administrator, best known for designing, engineering, constructing and driving...
- Bowman #44 Melvin Shead #52 Deon Shofner #55 Traylon Shead (graduate of 2010) committed to play running back at the University of Texas. Shead is the all-time...
- John Shead (22 February 1926 – 1 July 1950) was a motorcycle speedway rider from England. During his speedway career he rode as Jock Shead. Shead, born...
- Carrie Sheads was an American nurse and school prin****l. She was the prin****l of an all-girls boarding school near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. In early...
- 2022-06-02. Shead, Sam (3 February 2022). "DeepMind co-founder plans to help U.S. VC firm Greylock penetrate Europe". CNBC. Retrieved 5 August 2022. Shead, Sam...
- Shead High School is a public high school in Eastport, Maine. The original Shead Memorial High School was dedicated in 1918 and that building lasted until...
- James Shead (born 19 August 1965) is a British racing driver. His father, Don was also a racing driver. In 1988 he won class C in the British Touring...