See Also: jerkin-head(dictionary)
jerkin(dictionary)
jerkin(dictionary)
jerkin(medicine)
Head to Head - General(gambling)
Head-to-Head - Poker(gambling)
Head Upright Tilt Test (HUT, tilt table test, head-up tilt test)(health)
Head(medicine)
head(3)(dictionary)
big-head(medicine)

jerkin-head (iou)



jerkin-head noun. M19.
[Perh. from alt. of jerking pres. ppl adjective of JERK verb1 + HEAD noun, but cf. earlier KIRKIN-HEAD.]
Architecture. The end of a roof that is hipped for only part of its height, leaving a truncated gable.