be-header
verb (used with object)
1.
to cut off the head of; kill or execute by decapitation.
2.
Geology. (of a pirate stream) to divert the headwaters of (a river, stream, etc.).
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| —vb | |
| (tr) to remove the head from; decapitate | |
| [Old English behēafdian, from | |
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Be-header
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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Bible Dictionary
Behead definition
a method of taking away life practised among the Egyptians (Gen. 40:17-19). There are instances of this mode of punishment also among the Hebrews (2 Sam. 4:8; 20:21,22; 2 Kings 10:6-8). It is also mentioned in the New Testament (Matt. 14:8-12; Acts 12:2).
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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