oxhead

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noun

A fool; a blockhead.

OriginMiddle English oxe head →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounoxhead (plural oxheads)

plural oxheads

  1. obsoleteA fool; a blockhead.

    Dost make a mummer of me, oxe-head?

    1608, John Marston, William Barksted, The Insatiate Countess

Origin

  1. Middle Englishoxe head
  2. Englishoxhead

From Middle English oxe head, oxheved, equivalent to ox + head. Compare hogshead.

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APA

oxhead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxhead

MLA

“oxhead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxhead. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oxhead,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxhead.

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