heid
Britishnoun
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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
It had a kind of a heid upon it—man could say nae mair.”
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI by Robert Louis Stevenson
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