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Webster 1913 Edition

Cittern-head

Cit′tern-headˊ

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Noun.
Blockhead; dunce; – so called because the handle of a cittern usually ended with a carved head.
Marsion

Definition 2024

cittern-head

cittern-head

English

Noun

cittern-head ‎(plural cittern-heads)

  1. (obsolete) A blockhead; a dunce.
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Etymology

So called because the handle of a cittern usually ended with a carved head.

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