saphead

[ sap-hed ]

/ ˈsæpˌhɛd /

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noun Slang.

a simpleton; fool.

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Origin of saphead

First recorded in 1790–1800; sap¹ + head

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Examples from the Web for saphead

She wasn't a saphead herself, but there might be some about.
Two Knapsacks|John Campbell
The latter called their enemies "muckers," and these retorted with the term "saphead."
The Blue Dragon|Kirk Munroe
A feller that kin kick like that didn't orter be called Sapwood nor Saphead nor Sapanything.
Two Little Savages|Ernest Thompson Seton
He doesn't fancy Captain Billy Morgan, thinks him rather a saphead.
Janet of the Dunes|Harriet T. Comstock

I bet I know what that saphead of an editor had to say without reading his letter.
Molly Brown's Post-Graduate Days|Nell Speed

British Dictionary definitions for saphead (1 of 2)

saphead

/ (ˈsæpˌhɛd) /

noun

slang a simpleton, idiot, or fool

Derived Formssapheaded, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for saphead (2 of 2)

saphead

/ (ˈsæpˌhɛd) /

noun

military the end of a sap nearest to the enemy

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saphead

noun Slang.

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Origin of saphead

Examples from the Web for saphead

British Dictionary definitions for saphead (1 of 2)

saphead

noun

British Dictionary definitions for saphead (2 of 2)

saphead

noun