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cittern-head

cittern-head noun: a blockhead; a dunce.

Noun

cittern-head (plural cittern-heads)

  1. (obsolete) A blockhead; a dunce.
    • Shall brainless cittern-heads, each jobbernoul, / Pocket the very genius of thy soul?1599, W. Kinsayder or Theriomastix [pseudonyms; John Marston], The Scourge of Villanie. […], London: […] I[ames] R[oberts], →OCLC; republished as G[eorge] B[agshawe] Harrison, editor, The Scourge of...

Forms of cittern-head

pluralcittern-heads
alternative formcitternhead

Origin of cittern-head

So called because the handle of a cittern usually ended with a carved head.

Questions about cittern-head

What does cittern-head mean?
Cittern-head means a blockhead; a dunce.
What part of speech is cittern-head?
Cittern-head is a noun.
What is the plural of cittern-head?
The plural of cittern-head is cittern-heads.

Words near cittern-head in the dictionary

  1. citrylidene
  2. cits
  3. cits.
  4. cittadel
  5. cittern
  6. cittern-head
  7. cittern-heads
  8. citternhead
  9. citternheads
  10. citternist
  11. citternists

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