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dikkop
/ ˈdɪkəp /
noun
- any of several brownish shore birds of the family Burhinidae, esp Burhinus oedicnemus, having a large head and eyes: order Charadriiformes Also calledstone curlew
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dikkop1
from Afrikaans, from dik thick + kop head
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Example Sentences
Indeed, she seemed to be all eyes, like a "dikkop" or thick-headed plover; at any rate, I noted little else about her.
From Project Gutenberg
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