hardhead

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[ hahrd-hed ]
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noun
  1. a shrewd, practical person.

  1. a freshwater fish, Mylopharodon conocephalus, of California.

  2. the Atlantic croaker. : See under croaker (def. 2).

  3. hardheads, a common knapweed, Centaurea nigra.

Origin of hardhead

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First recorded in 1510–20; hard + head

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Other definitions for hardhead (2 of 3)

hardhead2
[ hahrd-hed ]

noun
  1. an alloyed silver coin of Scotland, issued in the 16th and 17th centuries, equal to one and one-half pence and later to twopence.

Origin of hardhead

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1555–65; perhaps (by folk etymology) <French hardit, after Philip III, named le Hardi the Bold (1245–85), king of France, who first issued the coin

Other definitions for hard head (3 of 3)

hard head

nounMetallurgy.
  1. semirefined tin containing iron.

Origin of hard head

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First recorded in 1510–20

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How to use hardhead in a sentence

  • His companions had nicknamed him hardhead because of his obstinate character.

    Brazilian Tales | Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis