headsman
An executioner whose method of dispatching the condemned is decapitation.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
An executioner whose method of dispatching the condemned is decapitation.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026
(obsolete, or, Scotland) A chief person; a head man.
Origin: From , equivalent to . Cognate with , heidisman. Compare also , , ,. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#3·Apr 27, 2026
(mining, historical) A labourer in a colliery who transports the coal from the workings to the horseway, and who is oftentimes assisted by a younger worker called a foal.
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