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barrelhead
[ bar-uhl-hed ]
/ ˈbær əlˌhɛd /
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noun
either of the round, flat sections that form the top and bottom of a barrel.
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Idioms about barrelhead
on the barrelhead, in advance or on demand: They won't deliver the merchandise unless we pay cash on the barrelhead.
Words nearby barrelhead
barrel distortion, barrel engine, barreleye, barrelfish, barrelful, barrelhead, barrelhouse, barrel knot, barrel organ, barrel race, barrel roll
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How to use barrelhead in a sentence
After all, he provides “cash on the barrelhead” in exchange for a form of reality TV—college and professional sports.
If Earthmen wanted anything from them, the terms were cash on the barrelhead.
A World by the Tale|Gordon Randall GarrettNevertheless, the headaches had for years made the transference of fishing to someone for cash on the barrelhead a temptation.
The Bounty of the Chesapeake|James Wharton