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heid

British  
/ hiːd /

noun

  1. a Scot word for head

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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John McGinn's answer might have been along the lines of: "Keep the heid, lads".

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2023

“Tunes hiv been whirlin aroon in the air an in ma heid an hairt since I wis a bairn, an I wis composing tunes an songs even then,” she wrote in her book.

From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2022

Limmy is sitting in his living room looking at a lampshade: "I wannae put that on mah heid."

From The Guardian • Dec. 29, 2012

Speeding thru the snaw,on ma one guid wooden tray,doon Glebe Street I go,greetin' hauf the way.Bun on big heid stings,body warmer awfie ticht –but whit a nicht to wheep and wheesht!A bag-pipe blast the nicht!

From The Guardian • Dec. 18, 2010

Juist keep a quiet tongue in your heid, Doctor, as to the ship ye're sailing on.

From Maid of the Mist by Oxenham, John

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