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English Dictionary: hardhead	by the DICT Development Group
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Menhaden \Men*ha"den\, n. (Zo[94]l.) An American marine fish of the Herring familt ({Brevoortia tyrannus}), chiefly valuable for its oil and as a component of fertilizers; -- called also {mossbunker}, {bony fish}, {chebog}, {pogy}, {hardhead}, {whitefish}, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ruddy \Rud"dy\, a. [Compar. {Ruddier}; superl. {Ruddiest}.] [AS. rudig. See {Rud}, n.] 1. Of a red color; red, or reddish; as, a ruddy sky; a ruddy flame. --Milton. They were more ruddy in body than rubies. --Lam. iv. 7. 2. Of a lively flesh color, or the color of the human skin in high health; as, ruddy cheeks or lips. --Dryden. {Ruddy duck} (Zo[94]l.), an American duck ({Erismatura rubida}) having a broad bill and a wedge-shaped tail composed of stiff, sharp feathers. The adult male is rich brownish red on the back, sides, and neck, black on the top of the head, nape, wings, and tail, and white on the cheeks. The female and young male are dull brown mixed with blackish on the back; grayish below. Called also {dunbird}, {dundiver}, {ruddy diver}, {stifftail}, {spinetail}, {hardhead}, {sleepy duck}, {fool duck}, {spoonbill}, etc. {Ruddy plover} (Zo[94]l.) the sanderling.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Steelhead \Steel"head`\, n. 1. (Zo[94]l.) A North Pacific salmon ({Salmo Gairdneri}) found from Northern California to Siberia; -- called also {hardhead}, and {preesil}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The ruddy duck.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gray \Gray\, a. [Compar. {Grayer}; superl. {Grayest}.] [OE. gray, grey, AS. gr[aemac]g, gr[emac]g; akin to D. graauw, OHG. gr[amac]o, G. grau, Dan. graa, Sw. gr[aring], Icel. gr[amac]r.] [Written also {grey}.] 1. White mixed with black, as the color of pepper and salt, or of ashes, or of hair whitened by age; sometimes, a dark mixed color; as, the soft gray eye of a dove. These gray and dun colors may be also produced by mixing whites and blacks. --Sir I. Newton. 2. Gray-haired; gray-headed; of a gray color; hoary. 3. Old; mature; as, gray experience. Ames. {Gray antimony} (Min.), stibnite. {Gray buck} (Zo[94]l.), the chickara. {Gray cobalt} (Min.), smaltite. {Gray copper} (Min.), tetrahedrite. {Gray duck} (Zo[94]l.), the gadwall; also applied to the female mallard. {Gray falcon} (Zo[94]l.) the peregrine falcon. {Gray Friar}. See {Franciscan}, and {Friar}. {Gray hen} (Zo[94]l.), the female of the blackcock or black grouse. See {Heath grouse}. {Gray mill or millet} (Bot.), a name of several plants of the genus {Lithospermum}; gromwell. {Gray mullet} (Zo[94]l.) any one of the numerous species of the genus {Mugil}, or family {Mugilid[ae]}, found both in the Old World and America; as the European species ({M. capito}, and {M. auratus}), the American striped mullet ({M. albula}), and the white or silver mullet ({M. Braziliensis}). See {Mullet}. {Gray owl} (Zo[94]l.), the European tawny or brown owl ({Syrnium aluco}). The great gray owl ({Ulula cinerea}) inhabits arctic America. {Gray parrot} (Zo[94]l.), a parrot ({Psittacus erithacus}), very commonly domesticated, and noted for its aptness in learning to talk. {Gray pike}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Sauger}. {Gray snapper} (Zo[94]l.), a Florida fish; the sea lawyer. See {Snapper}. {Gray snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dowitcher in winter plumage. {Gray whale} (Zo[94]l.), a rather large and swift California whale ({Rhachianectes glaucus}), formerly taken in large numbers in the bays; -- called also {grayback}, {devilfish}, and {hardhead}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hardhead \Hard"head`\, n. 1. Clash or collision of heads in contest. --Dryden. 2. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The menhaden. See {Menhaden}. [Local, U.S.] (b) Block's gurnard ({Trigla gurnardus}) of Europe. (c) A California salmon; the steelhead. (d) The gray whale. See {Gray whale}, under {Gray}. (e) A coarse American commercial sponge ({Spongia dura}).