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Roundhead

adj, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a dome-shaped head. not-comparable

    "The roundhead screw and its fraternal twins, the button head and pan head screws, have a head that is flat on the bottom and hemispherical on top."

Noun
  1. 1
    A supporter of parliament during the English Civil War (in the 17th century). historical, informal
  2. 2
    A roundhead screw, one with a domed head.
  3. 3
    a supporter of parliament and Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil War wordnet
  4. 4
    Alternative letter-case form of Roundhead (“parliament supporter in the English Civil War”) alt-of, historical

    "You roundhead whore, sock it up, or me will kill you, begar."

  5. 5
    a brachycephalic person wordnet
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  1. 6
    A male whose penis is circumcised. slang

    "The roundheads in the school showers easily equalled the cavaliers."

  2. 7
    A circular platform at the end of a pier or breakwater.

    "The top of the caisson will be at the same level as the bag-work foundation of the pier, and a roundhead, composed of 45-ton granite faced concrete blocks, will be built on it."

  3. 8
    Any of various agarics of the genus Stropharia.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From round + head, from their short-cropped hairstyle.

Etymology 2

From round + -head.

Etymology 3

From round + -head.

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