FLATHEAD

flathead

(noun) pallid bottom-dwelling flat-headed fish with large eyes and a duck-like snout

flathead

(noun) food fish of the Indonesian region of the Pacific; resembles gurnards

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

Flathead (plural Flatheads)

One of the Salish people of Washington state and British Columbia.

Proper noun

Flathead

Their Salishan language.

Synonyms

• Kalispel-Pend d'Oreille

Etymology

Noun

flathead (plural flatheads or flathead)

Any fish in the Platycephalidae family.

(US, informal) Alternative form of flathead catfish

(plural only "flatheads") A type of screw or bolt designed to fit in a countersink so that it sits flush with a surface.

(plural only "flatheads", automotive) A type of engine that has the valves placed in the engine block beside the piston, instead of in the cylinder head, as in an overhead valve engine.

Source: Wiktionary

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Flat"head`, a.

Definition: Characterized by flatness of head, especially that produced by artificial means, as a certain tribe of American Indians.

Flat"head`, n. (Ethnol.)

Definition: A Chinook Indian. See Chinook, n., 1.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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