polehead

== English == === Alternative forms === pole-head, pole head === Etymology === From pole +‎ head. === Noun === polehead (plural poleheads) The portion of a mast above the crossbar that holds the sail, which sometimes support a flag or topsail. The top of a flagpole. (more generally) The top of any pole. The front portion of the pole that attaches a coach or wagon to the team of horses that pulls it. A housing for wires that is attached to the top of a telephone pole or similar pole carrying power lines. An emblem, usually made of metal, that tops a pole which is carried by the steward or secretary of a rural British club or friendly society. (dialect) A tadpole. === Anagrams === Hopedale, headpole