Meanings
plural appleheads
- The head, consisting of a dried apple, of an apple doll.
Cloth, stuffing, scissors, thread, appleheads, hickory nuts, and corn husks lie about the house awaiting the masterful touch of Taylor's hands which turn them into dolls.
1984, Annelen R. Archbold, Broommaking and Dollmaking in South Central Kentucky, page 157 - slangA stupid or dumb person.
"You, sir, are a applehead! I re-peat, an applehead! ... You're a counter-feit. Wipe the drip off your face!"
1942, Newsweek, page 83
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA kind of Siamese cat with a round head shape.
Origin
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