peghead

The part of a stringed instrument, at the end of the neck, that holds the pegs or mechanical tuners used to control string tension.

Noun

  1. 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. - 2010, Randy...

    Synonyms: tuning head

Origin

From peg + head.

Forms

pegheads