bluff-headed

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1. 1

   Built with the stem nearly vertical, as opposed to one with a rake that extends far…

   Built with the stem nearly vertical, as opposed to one with a rake that extends far beyond the keel.

   • Some are constructed with a view to carrying a large cargo, and are broad, and what is technically termed "bluff-headed," whilst others are designed for fast sailing.
   • […] of a bluff-headed boat beating to windward in a choppy sea.
   • The vessel appears strongly constructed of seasoned white oak timber, the bow bluff-headed, while aft the poop-deck has a rise which takes in the mizzenmast and pump.
2. 2

   Having a broad, precipitous front or face.

   • Do you not see that low bluff-headed mountain?
3. 3

   Having a rounded head with a flattish snout.

   • The Alpine mastiffs resemble the dogs of Newfoundland, but are somewhat more bluff-headed.
   • The members of this subgenus may always be readily distinguished by their bluff-headed and arvicoline aspect.
   • The common Water-Vole (Arvicola amphibius) is as large as the house-rat, with which it is so often confused, but possesses of course the bluff-headed appearance and short tail characteristic of the voles.
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      Having a rounded tip, as opposed to a flat or pointed tip.

      • A bluff-headed bullet from the right barrel of the .303 catching him on the shoulder brought him to a full stop, where he lay opening and shutting his huge jaws, a sort of mark-time business.
   2. 5

      Having a broad face and gruff manners, especially when not exceptionally clever or…

      Having a broad face and gruff manners, especially when not exceptionally clever or assertive.

      • I beseech every man who may read this to be perfectly convinced that I feel no pity for these bluff-headed fellows.
      • He proved to be a large vulgar, thick bluff headed looking Englishman, without a coat, in a striped undressed cotton shirt, white flannel pants and straw hat.

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