headstick

English

Etymology

head +‎ stick

Noun

headstick (plural headsticks)

1. A stick-like device strapped to a paralysed person's head to allow them to perform activities such as typing on a keyboard.
2. (printing, historical) A straight piece of furniture placed at the head of a form, between the chase and the type.
   • 1841, William Savage, A Dictionary of the Art of Printing, page 330:

     The sidesticks should be of the full length of the page, and abut against the headsticks on the outside of the form .

Coordinate terms

• (device for paralysed person): mouthstick