headwork

[ hed-wurk ]

/ ˈhɛdˌwɜrk /

mental labor; thought.

Origin of headwork

First recorded in 1830–40; head + work

head·work·er, noun head·work·ing, noun

headwaters, headway, headwear, headwind, headword, headwork, heady, heal, heal-all, healee, healer

It wants nothing but courage; as to the headwork, I take that entirely upon myself.

The Robbers |Friedrich Schiller
She is only twenty, very clever at any headwork, but curiously childish about anything real.

The Pillars of the House, Vol. II (of 2) |Charlotte M. Yonge
You can beat any boy of your size at that sort of headwork that ever I saw.

The Red Moccasins |Morrison Heady
When it comes to headwork, yer the captain—with a capital K. An' believe me!

Connie Morgan in the Lumber Camps |James B. Hendryx

She evidently came to the conclusion that the headwork had to go on and it was up to her to get busy in that line, at least.

A House Party with the Tucker Twins |Nell Speed

headwork

/ (ˈhɛdˌwɜːk) /

mental work

the ornamentation of the keystone of an arch

headworker, noun