Like a tower upon a headlong rock.
Byron.
Head"-lugged` (-lgd`), a. Lugged or dragged by the head. [R.] "The
head- lugged bear." Shak.
Head"man` (hd"mn`), n.; pl. Headmen (-mn`). [AS. he·fodman.] A head or
leading man, especially of a village community.
{ Head"mold` shot" Head"mould` shot" } (- mld` sht`). (Med.) An old
name for the condition of the skull, in which the bones ride, or are
shot, over each other at the sutures. Dunglison.
Head"most` (-mst`), a. Most advanced; most forward; as, the headmost
ship in a fleet.
Head"note` (-nt`), n. A note at the head of a page or chapter; in law
reports, an abstract of a case, showing the principles involved and the
opinion of the court.