The top or head of anything.
A leader or chief; a conspicuous
person, esp. a rich covetous person.
The axis on which the kernels of maize
or indian corn grow.
A spider; perhaps
from its shape; it being round like a head.
A young
herring.
A fish; -- also
called miller's thumb.
A short-legged and stout horse, esp.
one used for the saddle.
A sea mew or gull;
esp., the black-backed gull (Larus marinus).
A lump or piece of anything, usually
of a somewhat large size, as of coal, or stone.
A cobnut; as, Kentish cobs.
See Cobnut.
Clay mixed with straw.
A punishment consisting of blows
inflicted on the buttocks with a strap or a flat piece of
wood.
A Spanish coin formerly current in
Ireland, worth abiut 4s. 6d.
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