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barrelhead

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bar⋅rel⋅head

[bar-uhl-hed]
–noun
1. either of the round, flat sections that form the top and bottom of a barrel.
2. on the barrelhead, in advance or on demand: They won't deliver the merchandise unless we pay cash on the barrelhead.

Origin:
1830–40; barrel + head
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bar·rel·head   (bār'əl-hěd')   
n.  The flat top of a barrel.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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