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Definition of Hardhead
1. n. Clash or collision of heads in contest.
Definition of Hardhead
1. Noun. One who is practical or hardheaded. ¹
2. Noun. A brown diving duck, ''Aythya australis'', native to Australia. ¹
3. Noun. Any of various freshwater cyprinid fishes of the genus ''Mylopharodon'', or of saltwater sciaenid (Sciaenidae) fishes. ¹
4. Noun. Any of several weeds in or formerly classified in the genus ''Centaurea'', particularly russian knapweed (''Acroptilon repens''). ¹
5. Noun. (metallurgy) Residual ore that failed to melt during a smelting process. ¹
6. Noun. (obsolete) Clash or collision of heads in contest. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hardhead
1. a practical person [n -S]
Medical Definition of Hardhead
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1. Clash or collision of heads in contest.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Hardhead
Literary usage of Hardhead
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland by Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (1892)
"352. Francis and Mary, donation of coins of, vii. 109 ; donation of hardhead of, ix.
539. ... hardhead ..."
2. A Guide to the Coins of Great Britain & Ireland, in Gold, Silver, and Copper by William Stewart Thorburn (1888)
"Plack or Atkinson, Half Plack, hardhead and Half hardhead with lion on rev., hardhead
... Similar to the hardhead, bnt the I . R. on obv. is in monogram, ..."
3. A Guide to the History and Valuation of the Coins of Great Britain and by William Stewart Thorburn, Herbert A. Grueber (1905)
"Lion or hardhead (about 23 J grains), with lion on rev. ... Similar to the
hardhead, but the IR on и/л: is in monogram, and there are no points for value ..."
4. Handbook of the Coins of Great Britain and Ireland in the British Museum by Herbert Appold Grueber (1899)
"Bawbee, Half-Bawbee, Penny, Plack, Twelve Penny Groat or " Non Suut," and Lion
or hardhead. ISSUES.—The coinage of this reign may be divided into five ..."
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