hardhead

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[ hahrd-hed ]
/ ˈhɑrdˌhɛd /

noun

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Origin of hardhead

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First recorded in 1510–20; hard + head

Words nearby hardhead

hardener, hardening, hardening of arteries, hardening of the arteries, hardhack, hardhead, hardhead sponge, hardheaded, hardheads, hardhearted, hardicanute

Definition for hardheads (2 of 3)

hardhead2
[ hahrd-hed ]
/ ˈhɑrdˌhɛd /

noun

an alloyed silver coin of Scotland, issued in the 16th and 17th centuries, equal to one and one-half pence and later to twopence.
Also called lion.

Origin of hardhead

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1555–65; perhaps (by folk etymology) < French hardit, after Philip III, named le Hardi the Bold (1245–85), king of France, who first issued the coin

Definition for hardheads (3 of 3)

knapweed
[ nap-weed ]
/ ˈnæpˌwid /

noun

any composite plant of the genus Centaurea, especially the weedy C. nigra, having rose-purple flowers set on a dark-colored, knoblike bract.
Also called hardheads, Spanish button.

Origin of knapweed

First recorded in 1400–50, knapweed is from the late Middle English word knopwed. See knop, weed1
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Words related to hardheads

bonehead, fool, screwball, jackass, dunce, oaf, idiot, ninny, bust, tomfool, simpleton, noodle, chump, moron, nincompoop, numskull, dolt, knucklehead, halfwit

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British Dictionary definitions for hardheads (1 of 2)

hardheads
/ (ˈhɑːdˌhɛdz) /

noun

(functioning as singular) a thistle-like plant, Centaurea nigra, native to Europe and introduced into North America and New Zealand, that has reddish-purple flower heads: family Asteraceae (composites)Also called: knapweed See also centaury (def. 2)

British Dictionary definitions for hardheads (2 of 2)

knapweed
/ (ˈnæpˌwiːd) /

noun

any of several plants of the genus Centaurea, having purplish thistle-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)See also centaury (def. 2), hardheads

Word Origin for knapweed

C15 knopwed; see knop, weed 1
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