head endn.

Brit.

/ˈhɛd ˌɛnd/, U.S.

/ˈhɛd ˌɛnd/

Forms: see head n.¹ and end n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: head n.¹, end n.

Etymology: < head n.¹ + end n.

1. The end (of an animal, object, etc.) at which the head or top is situated.

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1545 R. Ascham Toxophilus ii. f. 14^v The head ende woulde euer be downwardes, and neuer flye strayght.

1612 S. Rowlands Knave of Harts sig. B^v He holds an Arrow, like a Clowne, The head-end vpward, and the feathers downe.

1653 I. Walton Compl. Angler v Note, that, at the entering of your hook, it must not be at the head-end of the worm, but at the tail-end of him.

1770 P. Luckombe Conc. Hist. Printing 404 He grasps his left hand about the Foot end of the Page in the same posture that his right hand grasps the Head end.

1808 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Devon v. 118 A bridle..should be fixed on the beam by a nut and screw, and passed down the spill with a lip, to grasp the head end of the sole.

1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. II. 819/2 Eye-headed Bolt, a form of bolt having an eye at the head end.

1953 H. Mellanby Animal Life in Fresh Water (ed. 5) v. 45 The larva which hatches from the egg has a boring apparatus at the head end.

1994 Canad. Workshop July 40/1 Nail spinner. This inexpensive metal device fits into the chuck of an electric drill and grips the head end of a finishing nail.

2010 Countryfile Feb. 51/3 (caption) Loin rack. Bone-in loin comprising first six ribs from the head end.

2. The front end of a train, usually the end at which the engine is situated. Frequently attributive.

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society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > train > front part of

head end1895

front end1954

1895 Railway & Locomotive Engin. 8 166/2 If you hear this escape of air from train-line exhaust when releasing brake on a train, it is a sign of a short train line and is a notice to the engineer that an angle cock at the head end of the train is closed.

1939 Fortune Nov. 52/2 There are two rear brakemen, in addition of course to the head-end brakeman, who rides the engine cab.

1960 Industr. & Labor Relations Rev. 13 553/1 A crew in charge of a freight train generally consisted of five men: an engineer, a fireman, a conductor, a head-end trainman, and a rear-end trainman.

1992 A. A. Jackson Railway Dict. 172/1 White head end markers denote an extra train, green head end markers indicate that the train has been split and a second section is following.

3. Telecommunications and Broadcasting. Frequently with hyphen. A place in a network at which incoming signals are collected or processed for onward transmission to users.In quot. 1928: the end of a submarine cable from which a signal is sent, as contrasted with the receiving end.

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1928 Jrnl. Inst. Electr. Engineers 66 152/2 This figure is the zero-current attenuation, no account being taken of the higher attenuation due to the heavy currents near the sending station, which is commonly referred to as the ‘head-end loss’.]

1960 U.S. Patent 2,929,062 1 Variations of signal strength at the antenna site can be taken care of by automatic gain control at the head-end site.

1984 Listener 25 Oct. 17/1 Broadcasting satellites, whether they pump signals direct into the home or through the head-ends of cable services, will become an increasingly important delivery system.

1996 Guardian 15 Feb. (OnLine section) 5/5 Bell Cablemedia's business would have been irreparably damaged had its Docklands head-end been destroyed.

2010 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 1 Nov. 4 Customers experienced disruption to their broadband service following a problem with a television headend in the Glasgow area.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	head end
释义	head endn. Brit. /ˈhɛd ˌɛnd/, U.S. /ˈhɛd ˌɛnd/ Forms: see head n.¹ and end n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: head n.¹, end n. Etymology: < head n.¹ + end n. 1. The end (of an animal, object, etc.) at which the head or top is situated. ΚΠ 1545 R. Ascham Toxophilus ii. f. 14^v The head ende woulde euer be downwardes, and neuer flye strayght. 1612 S. Rowlands Knave of Harts sig. B^v He holds an Arrow, like a Clowne, The head-end vpward, and the feathers downe. 1653 I. Walton Compl. Angler v Note, that, at the entering of your hook, it must not be at the head-end of the worm, but at the tail-end of him. 1770 P. Luckombe Conc. Hist. Printing 404 He grasps his left hand about the Foot end of the Page in the same posture that his right hand grasps the Head end. 1808 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Devon v. 118 A bridle..should be fixed on the beam by a nut and screw, and passed down the spill with a lip, to grasp the head end of the sole. 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. II. 819/2 Eye-headed Bolt, a form of bolt having an eye at the head end. 1953 H. Mellanby Animal Life in Fresh Water (ed. 5) v. 45 The larva which hatches from the egg has a boring apparatus at the head end. 1994 Canad. Workshop July 40/1 Nail spinner. This inexpensive metal device fits into the chuck of an electric drill and grips the head end of a finishing nail. 2010 Countryfile Feb. 51/3 (caption) Loin rack. Bone-in loin comprising first six ribs from the head end. 2. The front end of a train, usually the end at which the engine is situated. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > train > front part of head end1895 front end1954 1895 Railway & Locomotive Engin. 8 166/2 If you hear this escape of air from train-line exhaust when releasing brake on a train, it is a sign of a short train line and is a notice to the engineer that an angle cock at the head end of the train is closed. 1939 Fortune Nov. 52/2 There are two rear brakemen, in addition of course to the head-end brakeman, who rides the engine cab. 1960 Industr. & Labor Relations Rev. 13 553/1 A crew in charge of a freight train generally consisted of five men: an engineer, a fireman, a conductor, a head-end trainman, and a rear-end trainman. 1992 A. A. Jackson Railway Dict. 172/1 White head end markers denote an extra train, green head end markers indicate that the train has been split and a second section is following. 3. Telecommunications and Broadcasting. Frequently with hyphen. A place in a network at which incoming signals are collected or processed for onward transmission to users.In quot. 1928: the end of a submarine cable from which a signal is sent, as contrasted with the receiving end. ΚΠ 1928 Jrnl. Inst. Electr. Engineers 66 152/2 This figure is the zero-current attenuation, no account being taken of the higher attenuation due to the heavy currents near the sending station, which is commonly referred to as the ‘head-end loss’.] 1960 U.S. Patent 2,929,062 1 Variations of signal strength at the antenna site can be taken care of by automatic gain control at the head-end site. 1984 Listener 25 Oct. 17/1 Broadcasting satellites, whether they pump signals direct into the home or through the head-ends of cable services, will become an increasingly important delivery system. 1996 Guardian 15 Feb. (OnLine section) 5/5 Bell Cablemedia's business would have been irreparably damaged had its Docklands head-end been destroyed. 2010 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 1 Nov. 4 Customers experienced disruption to their broadband service following a problem with a television headend in the Glasgow area. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1545
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