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Compound of buffle (buffalo) +‎ head, so called for its large head.

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bufflehead (plural buffleheads)

  1. A duck in the goldeneye genus, Bucephala albeola. [from 1850s]
    Synonyms: butterbox, woolhead
  2. (obsolete) One who has a large head; a heavy, stupid fellow. [from 1650s]
    • 1694, unknown translation, Plautus:
      What makes you stare so, bufflehead?

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