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peghead

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From peg + head.

noun pegheads

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.
Similar: tuning head

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Deutsch	Kopfplatte, Kopf

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@misc{peghead_2026,
  title = {peghead},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/peghead},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}