n. One who or that which removes the head from something; one who beheads or decapitates: obsolete except in certain special uses.n. One who places a head on something, as on a nail or a pin; specifically, a cooper who puts in the heads of casks.n. One who or that which stands at the head of something, as one who leads a mob or party.n. In masonry: A heavy stone extending over the thickness of a wall.n. A brick laid lengthwise across the thickness of a wall and acting as a bond. See cut under inbond.n. A plunge or dive head foremost, as into the water, or, involuntarily, from a horse or a bicycle.n. One who dives head foremost.n. In the manufacture of needles, a person whose duty it is to turn the needles all one way, preparatory to drilling.n. A sod, brick, or stone placed with the end toward the interior in building revetments.n. A ship's mate or other officer in charge of a whale-boat; a boat-header.n. A connection at the ends of the tubes in a water-tube boiler.n. In a floor or roof, the timber used for framing round an opening. It is supported by two trimmers, one at either end, and, in its turn, supports the ends of the two tail-beams.n. A horse used in helping to haul heavily-laden vehicles up heavy grades.n. In cigarmaking, a workman who shapes or finishes the head or mouth-end of a cigar: also, an appliance used for the same purpose.