"doghead" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dogheads [plural]
Etymology: From dog + head. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dog|head}} dog + head Head templates: {{en-noun}} doghead (plural dogheads)
  1. (firearms) That part of a matchlock or flintlock gun or rifle that holds the burning fuse or flint and applies it to the gunpowder. Hypernyms: part, piece, component Related terms: pan [comeronym], flash pan [comeronym], priming pan [comeronym] Translations (part of matchlock): lunttupihti (Finnish), òrd [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-doghead-en-noun-en:fuse_holding_or_flint_holding_component Categories (other): Firearms, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 58 42 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 75 25 Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry Disambiguation of 'part of matchlock': 94 6
  2. (mythology) A mythical creature with a human body and a dog's head. Wikidata QID: Q1122064 Synonyms: cynocephalus Translations (mythical creature): koirankuonolainen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-doghead-en-noun-en:Q1122064 Categories (other): Mythology Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'mythical creature': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: dogface

Inflected forms

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          "fuse",
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        "(firearms) That part of a matchlock or flintlock gun or rifle that holds the burning fuse or flint and applies it to the gunpowder."
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