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flinthead

[flint-hed]

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noun

the wood stork, Mycteria americana.

Origin of flinthead

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

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for flinthead

Historical Examples of flinthead

Flinthead led out a horse, mounted and rode down a lane, propping the gates open as he went.
David Lannarck, Midget
George S. Harney
On the morning of the roundup young Goff and Flinthead made a wide detour to appear at the easternmost side.
David Lannarck, Midget
George S. Harney
"Well, you and Mr. Potter and Mr. Flinthead just keep out of it," said Adine emphatically.
David Lannarck, Midget
George S. Harney
Woe to the unlucky fish or luckless rat upon whom a blow falls from the Flinthead's heavy beak!
The Bird Study Book
Thomas Gilbert Pearson