headwark

headwark
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌwärk\ noun (-s)
Etymology: Middle English hedewerk, from Old English hēafodwærc, from hēafod head + wærc pain; akin to Old English weorc work — more at head, wark
chiefly dialect Britain : headache

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