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saphead

American  
[sap-hed] / ˈsæpˌhɛd /

noun

Slang.
  1. a simpleton; fool.


saphead 1 British  
/ ˈsæpˌhɛd /

noun

  1. slang a simpleton, idiot, or fool

"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

saphead 2 British  
/ ˈsæpˌhɛd /

noun

  1. military the end of a sap nearest to the enemy

"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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Etymology

Origin of saphead

First recorded in 1790–1800; sap 1 + head

Example Sentences

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But Mr. Kellow is no saphead, and he makes objectivity a great virtue.

From New York Times Oct. 26, 2011

This kind of pitch, with its view of the consumer as saphead, is still afl too prevalent.

From Time Magazine Archive

I bet I know what that saphead of an editor had to say without reading his letter.

From Molly Brown's Post-Graduate Days by Nell Speed

She wasn't a saphead herself, but there might be some about.

From Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life by John Campbell

He doesn't fancy Captain Billy Morgan, thinks him rather a saphead.

From Janet of the Dunes by Harriet T. (Harriet Theresa) Comstock

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