"head shunt" meaning in All languages combined

See head shunt on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: head shunts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} head shunt (plural head shunts)
  1. Alternative form of headshunt Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: headshunt
    Sense id: en-head_shunt-en-noun-uLNsLLnb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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