SHORTHEAD

Etymology

Noun

shorthead (plural shortheads)

(nautical, archaic) A sucking whale less than one year old.

Source: Wiktionary


Short"head`, n.

Definition: A sucking whale less than one year old; -- so called by sailors.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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