barrelhead

[bar-uh l-hed]

noun

either of the round, flat sections that form the top and bottom of a barrel.

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Idioms

on the barrelhead, in advance or on demand: They won't deliver the merchandise unless we pay cash on the barrelhead.

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Origin of barrelhead

First recorded in 1830–40; barrel + head

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Examples from the Web for barrelhead

Contemporary Examples

After all, he provides “cash on the barrelhead” in exchange for a form of reality TV—college and professional sports.
Rupert Murdoch Goes All-In on College Sports
Evan Weiner
March 11, 2013

Historical Examples

If Earthmen wanted anything from them, the terms were cash on the barrelhead.
A World by the Tale
Gordon Randall Garrett
Nevertheless, 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