† kirkin-headn.

Origin: of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: kirk n., head n.¹

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < an (arbitrarily) extended form of kirk n. + head n.¹ Compare jerkinhead n., for which this form may simply show a typographical error (see further discussion at that entry).

Architecture. Obsolete. rare.

= jerkinhead n.Variations of quot. 1703 are attested in later dictionaries until mid 19th cent.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > roof > [noun] > hipped upper part of gable

jerkinhead1703

kirkin-head1703

shread head1842

1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 22 Bargecourse,..a part of the Tyling, which projects over without the Principal Rafters, in all Buildings, where there is either a Gable or a Kirkin-Head.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	kirkin-head
释义	† kirkin-headn. Origin: of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: kirk n., head n.¹ Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < an (arbitrarily) extended form of kirk n. + head n.¹ Compare jerkinhead n., for which this form may simply show a typographical error (see further discussion at that entry). Architecture. Obsolete. rare. = jerkinhead n.Variations of quot. 1703 are attested in later dictionaries until mid 19th cent. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > roof > [noun] > hipped upper part of gable jerkinhead1703 kirkin-head1703 shread head1842 1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 22 Bargecourse,..a part of the Tyling, which projects over without the Principal Rafters, in all Buildings, where there is either a Gable or a Kirkin-Head. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1703
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