Barrelhead

/ˈbærəlˌhɛd/ noun

Definition

Either end of a barrel (the flat, circular wooden piece that closes it), or the top surface of such a head.

Etymology

From barrel plus head, a compound combining the container name with the part that covers it. The term has been in use since at least the 1600s in English.

Kelly Says

The phrase 'on the barrelhead' meaning 'paid in cash immediately' comes from frontier taverns where customers paid in coins placed directly on the wooden barrelhead serving as a counter—the most trustworthy payment method of the era.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰምንት መንደር
se-ment men-der
ARالعربية
رأس البرميل
ra's al-barmil
BNবাংলা
ব Barrelের মুখ
ba-rel-er mukh
CACatalà
cap del barril
kap del ba-ril
CSČeština
hlava sudu
hlava sudu
DADansk
fathoved
fat-hoved
DEDeutsch
Fasskopf
fas-kopf
ELΕλληνικά
κεφάλι βαρέλι
kefali vareli
ESEspañol
cabeza de barril
ka-be-sa de ba-ril
FAفارسی
سر بشکه
sar besheke
FISuomi
öllijänteen pää
öllijänteen pää
FRFrançais
tête de baril
tet de ba-ril
GUGU
બેરલનું મુખ
ba-rel-nu mukh
HAHA
ciki barci
ci-ki bar-ci
HEעברית
ראש ברזל
rosh barzel
HIहिन्दी
बैरल का सिर
ba-ir-al ka si-r
HUMagyar
hordó feje
hor-do fe-je
IDBahasa Indonesia
kep drum
kep drum
IGIG
isi egbu
isi egbu
ITItaliano
testa del barile
te-sta del ba-ri-le
JA日本語
樽の頭
taru no atama
KKKK
бөгеңнің басы
bo-gen-nin ba-sy
KMKM
ច្រក ត្រង់
chrak trangk
KO한국어
바리 통 머리
bari tong meori
MRMR
बॅरलची डोक
ba-rel-chi do-k
MSBahasa Melayu
kep tong
kep tong
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်တုံး ပုံ
kyaw-t-tu-ng po-ng
NLNederlands
tonhoofd
ton-hoofd
NONorsk
fatthode
fat-hode
PAPA
ਟੈਂਕ ਦਾ ਸਿਰ
tank da sir
PLPolski
głowa beczki
główa beczki
PTPortuguês
cabeça de barril
ka-be-sa de ba-ril
RORomână
capul butoiului
ca-pul bu-toi-u-lui
RUРусский
верх бака
verh bak
SVSvenska
fatts huvud
fats huvudd
SWKiswahili
kichwa cha pipa
ki-chwa cha pi-pa
TAதமிழ்
வார்ப்பை தலை
vaarppai thaali
TEతెలుగు
బాటెల్ తల
ba-tel tala
THไทย
หัวถัง
hua thang
TLTL
ulo ng drum
ulo ng drum
TRTürkçe
varil başı
va-ril ba-şı
UKУкраїнська
голова бочки
golova bochki
URاردو
بارل کا سر
ba-r-l ka sar
VITiếng Việt
đầu thùng
dau thung
YOYO
ori oògùn
ori o-o-gun
ZH中文
桶头
tǒng tóu
ZUZU
isi leli
isi le-li

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