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applehead

noun

Etymology

From apple + head.

  1. inherited from *káput✻ — “head”
  2. inherited from *haubudą✻ — “head”
  3. inherited from *haubud✻
  4. inherited from hēafod — “head; top; leader; origin”
  5. inherited from efd
  6. compounded as applehead — “apple + head”

Definitions

  1. A kind of Siamese cat with a round head shape.

  2. The head, consisting of a dried apple, of an apple doll.

    • Cloth, stuffing, scissors, thread, appleheads, hickory nuts, and corn husks lie about the house awaiting the masterful touch of Taylor's hands which turn them into dolls.

  3. A stupid or dumb person.

    • "You, sir, are a applehead! I re-peat, an applehead! ... You're a counter-feit. Wipe the drip off your face!"

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA