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flinthead

[ flint-hed ]

noun

  1. the wood stork, Mycteria americana.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of flinthead1

1790–1800, for an earlier sense; flint + head
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Example Sentences

Their bald heads give wood storks an almost prehistoric appearance, leading to nicknames such as “stonehead” and “flinthead.”

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