screwhead

American  

[skroo-hed] / ˈskruˌhɛd /

noun

1. the head heads or top of a screw having a slot for the end of a screwdriver.

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Etymology

Origin of screwhead

First recorded in 1680–90; screw + head

Example Sentences

“He’s trying to ban us from the tournament because it’s too much fun. He’s out of touch. He’s just another screwhead too big for his britches.”

From Golf Digest

I was there when he used a paper clip to clean a little bit of dried something out of a screwhead on the mixer’s paddle.

From Washington Post

But one strand of nylon, a tiny strand from the jib sheet, was hooked on the top of the hatch in a screwhead and he would have to go up on the cabin to unhook it.

From Literature

That one small thing, that tiny thread hooked on a screwhead, saved his life.

From Literature

Unrepentant, Murray explained: "Just another screwhead who's too big for his britches."

From Golf Digest