hardhead
See also: hard head
English
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Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]hardhead (plural hardheads)
- One who is practical or hardheaded.
- A brown diving duck, Aythya australis, native to Australia.
- Any of certain saltwater sciaenid (Sciaenidae) fishes.
- Mylopharodon conocephalus of fresh waters in California.
- Any of several weeds in or formerly classified in the genus Centaurea, particularly Russian knapweed (Acroptilon repens).
- (metallurgy) Residual ore that failed to melt during a smelting process.
- (obsolete) Clash or collision of heads in contest.
- 1687, [John Dryden], “(please specify the page number)”, in The Hind and the Panther. A Poem, in Three Parts, 2nd edition, London: […] Jacob Tonson […], →OCLC:
- Both play at hardhead till they break their brains
- (historical) A Scottish billon coin circulated in the reigns of Mary and James VI.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]practical or harheaded person
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Aythya australis
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See also
[edit]Further reading
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Aythya australis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies - Sciaenidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Centaurea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Acroptilon repens on Wikispecies.Wikispecies