machine head
noun
a metal peg-and-gear mechanism for tuning a string on an instrument such as a guitar
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How to use machine head in a sentence
The device is constructed of another sewing-machine head similar to the one already described.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousThe small handwheel, originally mounted on the machine-head shaft, is left intact.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousThe width of the pieces will depend on the kind of sewing-machine head used.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousIn the margins are the perforations necessary to feed the film through the machine head.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge | VariousA while ago one of the men got his necktie caught between the cogwheels and he was drawn into the machine head first.
Sure Pop and the Safety Scouts | Roy Rutherford Bailey
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