headstickEtymologyFrom head + stick.nounA stick-like device strapped to a paralysed person's head to allow them to perform activities such as typing on a keyboard.A straight piece of furniture placed at the head of a form, between the chase and the type.“The sidesticks should be of the full length of the page, and abut against the headsticks on the outside of the form .”A spar attached to the head of the topsail.