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Webster 1913 Edition


Headsman

Heads′man

(hĕdz′man)
,
Noun.
;
pl.
Headsmen
(-men)
.
An executioner who cuts off heads.
Dryden.

Webster 1828 Edition


Headsman

HEADSMAN

,
Noun.
hed'sman. One that cuts off heads; an executioner. [Unusual.]