doghead

English

Etymology

From dog +‎ head.

Noun

doghead (plural dogheads)

2. (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

   Holonym: firearm

   Comeronyms: pan, flash pan, priming pan

4. (mythology) A mythical creature with a human body and a dog's head.

   Synonym: cynocephalus

Related terms

• dogface

Translations

part of matchlock

• Finnish: lunttupihti
• Scottish Gaelic: òrd m

mythical creature

• Finnish: koirankuonolainen

Anagrams

• Godhead, godhead