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wooden-headed
[ wood-n-hed-id ]
/ ˈwʊd nˌhɛd ɪd /
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adjective Informal.
thick-headed, dull; stupid.
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Origin of wooden-headed
First recorded in 1850–55
OTHER WORDS FROM wooden-headed
wood·en-head·ed·ness, nounWords nearby wooden-headed
wood duck, wooded, wooden, wood engraving, woodenhead, wooden-headed, Wooden Horse, wooden Indian, wooden shoe, wooden spoon, wooden tongue
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