Roundhead

[round-hed]

Round·head

[round-hed]
noun English History.
a member or adherent of the Parliamentarians or Puritan party during the civil wars of the 17th century (so called in derision by the Cavaliers because they wore their hair cut short).

Origin:
1635–45; round1 + head
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Roundhead is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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Roundhead (ˈraʊndˌhɛd)
 
n
English history Compare Cavalier a supporter of Parliament against Charles I during the Civil War
 
[referring to their short-cut hair]

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