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noun a cushion attached to the top of the back of an automobile's seat to prevent whiplash
noun a rest for the head
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Germanic *haubudą Old English hēafod Middle English heed English head Proto-Germanic *rastō Proto-West Germanic *rastu Old English ræst Middle English reste English rest English headrest From head + rest.
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