barrel head
Stave-bound circular cap
The flat circular end of a barrel.
The phrase on the barrelhead means immediate cash payment, from the image of settling debts on an improvised counter: They wanted five hundred dollars, cash on the barrelhead.
- kegSmall beverage barrel
- cooperWooden vessel maker
- caskWooden storage barrel
- drumStruck percussion cylinder
- lidRemovable container cover
flat surface · plank · tight fit · aging · airtight seal · wine cellar · craftsmanship · maturation · whiskey · brewery · toasting · wood grain · vat · upfront · settle · timber · spirits · hoop