Doghead
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A doghead is a part of a Matchlock or Flintlock gun or rifle that holds the burning fuse or flint and applies it to the gunpowder.
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"Doghead" is also the name of the annual St. Patrick's Day party at Colby College, in Waterville, Maine. The celebration takes place on the Saturday closest to St. Patrick's day and traditionally is celebrated by drinking green beer at early hours of the morning and swallowing goldfish. In 2004, when Doghead was cancelled - possibly due to local police being tipped off by a Colby College Administrator - some Colby students rioted causing over $20,000 in damage to campus, including throwing a couch through a second story window and on to a dean's car.1 The Doghead tradition is also upheld in the Washington D.C. area by a group of Colby College Alumni who have celebrated "D.C. Doghead" since 2006.
1. Bowdoin Orient Newspaper Article about the events surrounding Doghead 2004
