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bakehead

bakehead noun: a fireman (person who keeps the fire going underneath a steam boiler on a railroad locomotive).

Noun

bakehead (plural bakeheads)

  1. (informal) A fireman (person who keeps the fire going underneath a steam boiler on a railroad locomotive).
  2. (slang) A person who uses cannabis.
    • Most bakeheads are unable to see any projects through to completion, so I figured those rules didn't apply to me, […]2017, John Hargrave, Mind Hacking: How to Change Your Mind for Good in 21 Days

Forms of bakehead

pluralbakeheads

Origin of bakehead

From bake + head.

Questions about bakehead

What does bakehead mean?
Bakehead means a fireman (person who keeps the fire going underneath a steam boiler on a railroad locomotive).
What part of speech is bakehead?
Bakehead is a noun.
What is the plural of bakehead?
The plural of bakehead is bakeheads.

Words near bakehead in the dictionary

  1. baked someone's bread
  2. baked something blind
  3. baked up
  4. baked-apple
  5. baked-in
  6. bakehead
  7. bakeheads
  8. bakehouse
  9. bakehouses
  10. Bakehthaa
  11. bakelite

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