buf|fle|head

buf|fle|head: buf|fle|head «BUHF uhl _HEHD», noun.

1. a small North American duck, related to the goldeneye; butterball. The adult male has a remarkable fullness of feathers on the head.

2. Figurative. a blockhead or fool; stupid fellow.

╂[American English < obsolete buffle buffalo + head]

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bufflehead — buf•fle•head [[t]ˈbʌf əlˌhɛd[/t]] n. orn a small North American duck, Bucephala albeola, the male of which has a large head with bushy plumage • Etymology: 1855–60, amer.; buffle (see buff) +head; buf′fle•head ed, adj … From formal English to slang
Bufflehead — Buf fle*head , n. [Buffle + head.] 1. One who has a large head; a heavy, stupid fellow. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] What makes you stare so, bufflehead? Plautus (trans. 1694). [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) The buffel duck. See {Buffel duck}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Buffle-headed — Buf fle head ed, a. Having a large head, like a buffalo; dull; stupid; blundering. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] So fell this buffle headed giant. Gayton. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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