"headcarry" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: headcarries [present, singular, third-person], headcarrying [participle, present], headcarried [participle, past], headcarried [past]
Etymology: From head + carry. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|head|carry}} head + carry Head templates: {{en-verb}} headcarry (third-person singular simple present headcarries, present participle headcarrying, simple past and past participle headcarried)
  1. (rare) To carry on one’s head. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-headcarry-en-verb-IIDCvzTA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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