headpan

English

Alternative forms

  • head pan, head-pan

Etymology

From Middle English heed panne, heved pan, from Old English hēafodpanne (“skull”), from Proto-West Germanic *haubudapannā, equivalent to head +‎ pan. Cognate with Middle Low German hö̂vetpanne (“head, skull”).

Noun

headpan (plural headpans)

  1. (chiefly in Africa) A round bowl-like container, used in construction work and usually carried on one's head.
  2. (anatomy, obsolete) The skull or neurocranium.
    Synonyms: brainpan, harnpan

Derived terms

  • headpanful

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