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5 words match “BALDHEAD”

BALDHEAD n. 2 definitions
A person whose head is bald. 2 Kings ii. 23.
BALDHEADED a.
Having a bald head.
BALDPATE n.
A baldheaded person. Shak.
BALDPATE; BALDPATED a.
Destitute of hair on the head; baldheaded. Shak.
WIDGEON n.
American widgeon (A. Americana) are the most important species. The latter is called also baldhead, baldpate, baldface, baldcrown, smoking duck, wheat, duck, and whitebelly. Bald-faced, or Green-headed, widgeon, the American widgeon. -- Black widgeon, the European tufted duck. -- Gray widgeon. (a) The gadwall. (b) Th…