still-headn.²

Etymology: < still n.¹ + head n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: still-ˈhead.

a. The cap, helm, or upper compartment of a still or alembic.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > still > [noun] > other parts of still

bucket1594

shank1600

bolt-head1612

rostrum1654

glass-belly1681

still-head1694

condenser1874

1694 Act 6 & 7 Will. & M. c. 18 §1 Bottles..Called Rounds, Squares, Receivers, Retorts, Bolt-heads, Still-heads.

c1770 H. Glasse Compl. Confectioner 282 Also lute the nose of the still-head to the worm.

1798 Repertory of Arts (1799) X. 290 The improved patent still-head.

1856 Debates Jamaica Assembly I. 87 The still, the worm, the still-head,..[etc.] shall be forfeited.

1866 T. Seaton From Cadet to Colonel I. ix. 277 This was my still, and a smaller pot, whose mouth would just go inside the larger, formed the still-head.

b. at the still-head: an expression used with reference to the collection of the spirit duty before the spirit has left the distillery.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > duty on goods > [adverb] > types of duty

ad valorem1662

at the still-head1743

1743 S. Johnson Deb. Senate Lilliput in Gentleman's Mag. Nov. 563 By the new Bill a small Duty per Gallon was laid on at the Still-head.

1878 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. Eng. 18th Cent. (1883) I. 480 Lowering the duty on..spirits to 1d. in the gallon, levied at the still-head.

attributive.1850 Direct. Rev. Off. N.W. Prov. 224 Licensed venders, who are bound to pay the still-head duty on the quantity of liquor for which the license is granted.

Compounds

still-headsman n. a workman in charge of a still-head.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > workers with specific tools or equipment > [noun] > with stills

still-man1865

still-headsman1887

1887 Sc. Leader 17 Nov. 5 Peter Paris, still-headsman.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	still-head
释义	still-headn.² Etymology: < still n.¹ + head n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: still-ˈhead. a. The cap, helm, or upper compartment of a still or alembic. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > still > [noun] > other parts of still bucket1594 shank1600 bolt-head1612 rostrum1654 glass-belly1681 still-head1694 condenser1874 1694 Act 6 & 7 Will. & M. c. 18 §1 Bottles..Called Rounds, Squares, Receivers, Retorts, Bolt-heads, Still-heads. c1770 H. Glasse Compl. Confectioner 282 Also lute the nose of the still-head to the worm. 1798 Repertory of Arts (1799) X. 290 The improved patent still-head. 1856 Debates Jamaica Assembly I. 87 The still, the worm, the still-head,..[etc.] shall be forfeited. 1866 T. Seaton From Cadet to Colonel I. ix. 277 This was my still, and a smaller pot, whose mouth would just go inside the larger, formed the still-head. b. at the still-head: an expression used with reference to the collection of the spirit duty before the spirit has left the distillery. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > duty on goods > [adverb] > types of duty ad valorem1662 at the still-head1743 1743 S. Johnson Deb. Senate Lilliput in Gentleman's Mag. Nov. 563 By the new Bill a small Duty per Gallon was laid on at the Still-head. 1878 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. Eng. 18th Cent. (1883) I. 480 Lowering the duty on..spirits to 1d. in the gallon, levied at the still-head. attributive.1850 Direct. Rev. Off. N.W. Prov. 224 Licensed venders, who are bound to pay the still-head duty on the quantity of liquor for which the license is granted. Compounds still-headsman n. a workman in charge of a still-head. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > workers with specific tools or equipment > [noun] > with stills still-man1865 still-headsman1887 1887 Sc. Leader 17 Nov. 5 Peter Paris, still-headsman. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.²1694
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still-headn.2

Compounds

still-headn.²