OXHEAD

Etymology

Noun

oxhead (plural oxheads)

The head of an ox; an emblem of cuckoldom.

(obsolete) A dolt; a blockhead.

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


Ox"head`, n. Etym: [Cf. Hogshead.]

Definition: Literally, the head of an ox (emblem of cuckoldom); hence, a dolt; a blockhead. Dost make a mummer of me, oxhead Marston.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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