bullethead

[ bool-it-hed ]

/ ˈbʊl ɪtˌhɛd /

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noun

a head considered similar in shape to a bullet, as that of a person with a high, domelike forehead and cranium and short hair.

a person having such a head.

an obstinate or stupid person.

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Origin of bullethead

First recorded in 1680–90; bullet + head

"Enter," said Morton; and the round bullethead of Cuddie Headrigg was thrust into the room.
Old Mortality, Complete, Illustrated|Sir Walter Scott
He was a short, thick-shouldered man with a bullethead that was covered with bristling, cropped hair.
A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F.|Rutherford G. Montgomery