trundlehead

noun — 2 senses

trundlehead

noun

Etymology From trundle + head.

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.

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