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hardhead
1[ hahrd-hed ]
noun
- a shrewd, practical person.
- a freshwater fish, Mylopharodon conocephalus, of California.
- the Atlantic croaker. croaker2
- hardheads, a common knapweed, Centaurea nigra.
hardhead
2[ hahrd-hed ]
noun
- an alloyed silver coin of Scotland, issued in the 16th and 17th centuries, equal to one and one-half pence and later to twopence.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hardhead2
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
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Example Sentences
His companions had nicknamed him Hardhead because of his obstinate character.
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