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Runghead vs Ringhead - What's the difference?

runghead | ringhead |

As nouns the difference between runghead and ringhead

is that runghead is the upper end of a floor timber in a ship while ringhead is an instrument used for stretching woollen cloth.

runghead

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (shipbuilding) The upper end of a floor timber in a ship.
    • (Webster 1913)

    ringhead

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An instrument used for stretching woollen cloth.
    • (Webster 1913) English words with consonant pseudo-digraphs