First Known Use: 1731
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bufflehead
noun buf·fle·head \ˈbə-fəl-ˌhed\
Definition of BUFFLEHEAD
: a small North American diving duck (Bucephala albeola)
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Origin of BUFFLEHEAD
archaic English buffle buffalo + English head
Rhymes with BUFFLEHEAD
acidhead, aforesaid, arrowhead, barrelhead, bubblehead, butterhead, chowderhead, chucklehead, colorbred, copperhead, Diamond Head, dragonhead, dunderhead, featherbed, featherhead, fiddlehead, figurehead, fountainhead, get ahead, gingerbread, go-ahead, hammerhead, head-to-head, Holinshed, infrared, Java Head, knucklehead, letterhead, Lizard Head, loggerhead, lowlihead, maidenhead, Marblehead, metalhead, newlywed, overhead, overspread, pinniped, pointy-head, poppyhead, quadruped, riverbed, running head, saddlebred, Saint John's bread, Samoyed, scratch one's head, showerhead, sleepyhead, slugabed, soda bread, standardbred, straight-ahead, talking head, thoroughbred, thunderhead, timberhead, turn one's head, turtlehead, underbred, watershed, woodenhead
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