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Header   /hˈɛdər/   Listen
noun
Header  n.  
1.
One who, or that which, heads nails, rivets, etc., esp. a machine for heading.
2.
One who heads a movement, a party, or a mob; head; chief; leader. (R.)
3.
(Arch.)
(a)
A brick or stone laid with its shorter face or head in the surface of the wall.
(b)
In framing, the piece of timber fitted between two trimmers, and supported by them, and carrying the ends of the tailpieces.
4.
A reaper for wheat, that cuts off the heads only.
5.
A fall or plunge head first, as while riding a bicycle, or a skateboard, or in bathing; sometimes, implying the striking of the head on the ground; as, to take a header. (Colloq.)





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"Header" Quotes from Famous Books



... the skipper exclaimed suddenly. "That does for her chance. I think I had better get the jib header ready for hoisting, Mr. Carthew; the spar is bending like ...
— The Queen's Cup • G. A. Henty
... the sallow-faced, defiant figure that was observing their every action. The boy looked as though ready to brave them to their face, if so be they turned out to be new enemies; or even take a header over the side, should they show signs of wanting to detain ...
— Chums in Dixie - or The Strange Cruise of a Motorboat • St. George Rathborne
... said by Gregory to be a very reliable header, closely resembling Early Paris. At the Colorado experiment station, in 1888, it failed ...
— The Cauliflower • A. A. Crozier
... "accommodate them." At that the Jew struck out with his right on John's jaw, hitting the ceiling with the little officer. Then with his left he put one in the pit of D.'s stomach, lifting him clear of the floor and dropping him across a lot of barrels. Then John was ready by this time to receive a "header" under the chin, piling him on top of D. The boys crawled out as he was preparing to finish up the two ...
— History of Kershaw's Brigade • D. Augustus Dickert
... was lyin' there, the bull, that had took a header when the rope busted, come up on his feet agin, and I'll tell a man he was rarin' mad! He seen Shorty lyin' on the ground, and he took a run for Shorty. Me and Cuttle was laughin' so hard we couldn't ...
— The Night Horseman • Max Brand


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