What does "peghead" mean?

The part of a stringed instrument, at the end of the neck, that holds the pegs or mechanical tuners used to control string tension.

What is a synonym for "peghead"?

Common synonyms include: headstock, tuning head.

Peghead

noun

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Noun

1
The part of a stringed instrument, at the end of the neck, that holds the pegs or mechanical tuners used to control string tension.
"Common throughout the Arab and Persian world, the oud is a fretless short-neck lute with a pear-shaped, flat top, rounded back, and a peghead characteristically bent backwards at a very sharp angle."

Synonyms

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headstock tuning head

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"Common throughout the Arab and Persian world, the oud is a fretless short-neck lute with a pear-shaped, flat top, rounded back, and a peghead characteristically bent backwards at a very sharp angle."

Etymology

From peg + head.

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