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oxhead

oxhead noun: a fool; a blockhead.

Noun

oxhead (plural oxheads)

  1. (obsolete) A fool; a blockhead.
    • Dost make a mummer of me, oxe-head?1608, John Marston, William Barksted, The Insatiate Countess

Forms of oxhead

pluraloxheads

Origin of oxhead

From Middle English oxe head, oxheved, equivalent to ox + head. Compare hogshead.

Questions about oxhead

What does oxhead mean?
Oxhead means a fool; a blockhead.
What part of speech is oxhead?
Oxhead is a noun.
What is the plural of oxhead?
The plural of oxhead is oxheads.

Words near oxhead in the dictionary

  1. oxgates
  2. oxgoad
  3. oxgoads
  4. Oxhandler
  5. oxhaverite
  6. oxhead
  7. oxheads
  8. oxheart
  9. oxhearts
  10. oxherd
  11. oxherds

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