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riverhead

[riv-er-hed]

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noun

the source or spring of a river.

Origin of riverhead

First recorded in 1675–85; river¹ + head

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for riverhead

Historical Examples of riverhead

The hotel is larger and more pretentious than that at Riverhead.
Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2)
William Delisle Hay
There at the riverhead they made a dam of timber and turf, and dammed in the lake.
Heimskringla
Snorri Sturlason
There are large cranberry fields near the village of Calverton, immediately W. of Riverhead.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 8
Various
She reads the Riverhead paper probably, and a magazine of some sort, appealing to her feminine viewpoint.
Dreamy Hollow
Sumner Charles Britton
Seemingly everybody called at her home; even George Carver of Riverhead made a special trip to pay his respects.
Dreamy Hollow
Sumner Charles Britton