baldhead

[ bawld-hed ]

/ ˈbɔldˌhɛd /

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noun

a person who is bald.

one of a breed of domestic pigeons.

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Origin of baldhead

First recorded in 1525–35; bald + head

Words nearby baldhead

bald eagle, Balder, balderdash, bald-faced, bald-faced hornet, baldhead, baldheaded, baldies, balding, baldmoney, baldpate

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How to use baldhead in a sentence

Fifty yellin' lunatics was on hand to give it to us; the other two hundred was joyfully mutilatin' the baldhead.
The Depot Master|Joseph C. Lincoln
Over will go the basket, and down will come the pretty feathers over Baldhead.
The Hero of Garside School|J. Harwood Panting
We must be careful, though, and not let old Baldhead and the others know anything about it.
The Hero of Garside School|J. Harwood Panting
A baldhead whose dome glinted bright gold in the dusk knotted his hands together in an anguish of indecision.
Starman's Quest|Robert Silverberg

May he be even as the wicked children who cried to the prophet, 'Go up, thou baldhead!'
Prisoners of Hope|Mary Johnston

British Dictionary definitions for baldhead

baldhead

/ (ˈbɔːldˌhɛd) /

noun

a person with a bald head

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