"lofthead" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From loft + head.",
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          "text": "If a certain vacant space is left above the timbering of a road, it often affords a lodgment for gas, and it is by no means easy to ventilate such a space, or, as it is often called, a \"lofthead,\" in all cases.",
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        "An overhead cavity in a cave or mineshaft caused by a fall of roof."
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        "(obsolete, rare) An overhead cavity in a cave or mineshaft caused by a fall of roof."
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  "word": "lofthead"
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