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headwork

[ hed-wurk ]

noun

  1. mental labor; thought.


headwork

/ ˈɛˌɜː /

noun

  1. mental work
  2. the ornamentation of the keystone of an arch
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ𲹻ˌɴǰ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • 𲹻wǰe noun
  • 𲹻wǰiԲ noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of headwork1

First recorded in 1830–40; head + work
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“Both of them — Clyde and his fundamentals, and Byron on the headwork stuff. He’s getting coached as hard as he can, and one thing about Jameis is you know he is going to work.”

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“Both of them - Clyde and his fundamentals, and Byron on the headwork stuff. He’s getting coached as hard as he can, and one thing about Jameis is you know he is going to work.”

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Then the real headwork begins.

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Headwork is being separated more and more from handwork in the labourer's occupation, and this differentiation of function leads to a hierarchy of wages which affords great opportunity for exploiting the labourer.

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A 4-4-1-1 looks likely, with Van der Vaart stealthily finding space to score – which last season was often created by Peter Crouch's headwork.

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