bufflehead
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Etymology
Compound of buffle (“buffalo”) + head, so called for its large head.
Pronunciation
Noun
bufflehead (plural buffleheads)
- A duck in the goldeneye genus, Bucephala albeola. [from 1850s]
- (obsolete) One who has a large head; a heavy, stupid fellow. [from 1650s]
- 1694, unknown translation, Plautus:
- What makes you stare so, bufflehead?
- 1694, unknown translation, Plautus:
Translations
a duck in the goldeneye genus
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Further reading
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “bufflehead”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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