JERKINHEADS

Noun

jerkinheads

plural of jerkinhead

Source: Wiktionary


JERKINHEAD

Jer"kin*head`, n. (Arch.)

Definition: The hipped part of a roof which is hipped only for a part of its height, leaving a truncated gable.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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12 June 2025

RAREFACTION

(noun) a decrease in the density of something; “a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium”


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