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
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
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