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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… … Useful english dictionary
buf — buf·fa; buf·fa·lo·nian; buf·fel; buf·fet·ing; buf·fle·horn; buf·fler; buf·foon·ery; buf·fa·lo; buf·fet; buf·fo; buf·foon; buf·foon·ish; … English syllables
fle — baf·fle·ment; buf·fle·horn; caf·fle; cof·fle; cur·fuf·fle; fle·eth; fuf·fle; gof·fle; jif·fle; ker·fuf·fle; maf·fle; mof·fle; ni·fle; raf·fle·sia; raf·fle·si·a·ce·ae; rif·fle·man; ri·fle·man; ri·fle·ry; ri·fle·scope; scraf·fle; scruf·fle;… … English syllables
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
bufflehorn — buf·fle·horn … English syllables
Buffle — Buf fle, n. [OE., from F. buffle. See {Buffalo}.] The buffalo. [Obs.] Sir T. Herbert. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Buffle — Buf fle, v. i. To puzzle; to be at a loss. [Obs.] Swift. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
horn — al·pen·horn; alt·horn; beak·horn; buf·fle·horn; co·horn; de·horn; de·horn·er; dis·horn; flü·gel·horn; gems·horn; harts·horn; horn; horn·blende; horn·blen·dic; horn·blend·ite; horn·blend·iza·tion; horn·church; horn·er; horn·fels; horn·i·fy;… … English syllables
