headload en · NOUN
Etymology
From head + load.
Meanings
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A load carried on the head.
In India, we saw women carrying headloads of firewood.
That night he collected his most valuable belongings into head-loads.
1958 June 17, Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart, New York, N.Y.: Astor-Honor, published 1959, →OCLC, part 1, page 129:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| headloads | Number=Plur | lexicographic |