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headwork

American  
[hed-wurk] / ˈhɛdˌwɜrk /

noun

  1. mental labor; thought.


headwork British  
/ ˈhɛdˌwɜːk /

noun

  1. mental work

  2. the ornamentation of the keystone of an arch

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of headwork

First recorded in 1830–40; head + work

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A 4-4-1-1 looks likely, with Van der Vaart stealthily finding space to score – which last season was often created by Peter Crouch's headwork.

From The Guardian Aug. 12, 2011

All horseplay and no headwork, the gossips sneered, will surely make John a dull picture.

From Time Magazine Archive

He is fond of good living, used to hard headwork; serene, humorous, fair to a fault though a faithful partisan.

From Time Magazine Archive

Even plainsmen from Nola admired the headwork of the Viscianesi and came to lend a hand from time to time in supplying material for an orphanage for 200 children from three to seven.

From Time Magazine Archive

He doesn't seem to see the advantage of headwork.

From Hidden Treasure by Simpson, John Thomas

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