peghead en · NOUN
Etymology
From peg + head.
Meanings
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The part of a stringed instrument, at the end of the neck, that holds the pegs or mechanical tuners used to control string tension.
Common throughout the Arab and Persian world, the oud is a fretless short-neck lute with a pear-shaped, flat top, rounded back, and a peghead characteristically bent backwards at a very sharp angle.
2010, Randy Raine-Reusch, Play The World: The 101 Instrument Primer, Mel Bay Publications, →ISBN, page 22:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pegheads | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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