noun
Meaning 1
One who is practical or hardheaded.
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hardhead
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General-American: /ˈhɑɹdˌhɛd/
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CMU ARPABET: HH AA1 R D HH EH2 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A brown diving duck, Aythya australis, native to Australia.
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noun
Meaning 3
Any of certain saltwater sciaenid (Sciaenidae) fishes.
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noun
Meaning 4
Mylopharodon conocephalus of fresh waters in California.
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noun
Meaning 5
Any of several weeds in or formerly classified in the genus Centaurea, especially Russian knapweed (Acroptilon repens).
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noun
Meaning 6
Residual ore that failed to melt during a smelting process.
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Topics: engineering, metallurgy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
Meaning 7
Clash or collision of heads in contest.
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Usage: obsolete
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noun
Meaning 8
A Scottish billon coin circulated in the reigns of Mary and James VI.
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Usage: historical
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History
Etymology
From hard + head.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: kovakallo — practical or harheaded person
- Māori: ūpoko mārō — practical or harheaded person
- Polish: realista — practical or harheaded person
- Polish: realistka — practical or harheaded person
- Dutch: Australische witoogeend — Aythya australis
- Finnish: australiansotka — Aythya australis
- French: fuligule austral — Aythya australis
- German: Australische Moorente — Aythya australis
- Polish: podgorzałka australijska — Aythya australis