Definition of Headrig

1. a headland in a ploughed field [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Headrig

headpiece
headpieces
headpin
headpins
headquarter
headquartered
headquartering
headquarters
headquarters staff
headrace
headraces
headrail
headrails
headrest
headrests
headrig (current term)
headright
headrigs
headring
headrings
headroom
headrooms
headrope
headropes
headrush
headrushes
headrushing
heads
heads-up
heads-up display

Literary usage of Headrig

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Antiquary (1886)
"See Wending below. headrig, and in the case of a field ploughed in uneven breadths, one of the broadest standing up higher than the others, I have heard the ..."

2. Adventures Among Books by Andrew Lang (1905)
"Till Scott created Mause headrig, no Caledonian had ever produced anything except " Tam o' Shanter," that could be a pendant to Trunnion. ..."

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