hardhead
1
[
hahrd
-hed]
/ˈhɑrdˌhɛd/
noun
1.
a shrewd, practical person.
2.
a blockhead.
3.
a freshwater fish,
Mylopharodon conocephalus,
of California.
4.
the Atlantic croaker.
See under
croaker
(def 2).
5.
hardhead sponge
.
6.
hardheads,
a common knapweed,
Centaurea nigra.
7.
hard head
.
Origin
1510-20;
hard
+
head
hardhead
2
[
hahrd
-hed]
/ˈhɑrdˌhɛd/
noun
1.
an alloyed silver coin of Scotland, issued in the 16th and 17th centuries, equal to one and one-half pence and later to twopence.
Also called
lion
.
Origin
1555-65;
perhaps (by folk etymology) <
French
hardit,
after Philip III, named le
Hardi
the Bold (1245-85), king of France, who first issued the coin
Examples from the web for
hardhead
Big croaker are still thrilling
hardhead
anglers all over the lower bay.
Big croaker are thrilling
hardhead
anglers all over the lower bay.
Slang definitions & phrases for
hardhead
hardhead
noun
An obstinate or stupid person
(1519+)