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citternhead

citternhead is the alternative form of cittern-head.

Meaning of cittern-head

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 citternhead

pluralcitternheads

Questions about citternhead

What is citternhead the alternative form of?
Citternhead is the alternative form of cittern-head.

Words near citternhead in the dictionary

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

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