hardhead

See also: hard head

English

A female Hardhead

Etymology

hard +‎ head

Noun

hardhead (plural hardheads)

One who is practical or hardheaded.
A brown diving duck, Aythya australis, native to Australia.
Any of certain saltwater sciaenid (Sciaenidae) fishes.
Mylopharodon conocephalus of fresh waters in California.
Any of several weeds in or formerly classified in the genus Centaurea, particularly Russian knapweed (Acroptilon repens).
(metallurgy) Residual ore that failed to melt during a smelting process.
(obsolete) Clash or collision of heads in contest.
- 1687, [John Dryden], “(please specify the page number)”, in The Hind and the Panther. A Poem, in Three Parts, 2nd edition, London: […] Jacob Tonson […], →OCLC:
  Both play at hardhead till they break their brains
(historical) A Scottish billon coin circulated in the reigns of Mary and James VI.

Derived terms

hardhead catfish (Ariopsis felis)

Translations

practical or harheaded person

Finnish: kovakallo

Aythya australis

Dutch: Australische witoogeend (nl) f
Finnish: australiansotka (fi)
French: fuligule austral m
German: Australische Moorente f
Navajo: Nahatʼeʼiitsoh Bikéyahdę́ę́ʼ naalʼeełí binááʼ łigaaígíí
Polish: podgorzałka australijska f

Further reading

Aythya australis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Sciaenidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Centaurea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Acroptilon repens on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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