flinthead

[ flint-hed ]

noun
  1. the wood stork, Mycteria americana.

Origin of flinthead

1
1790–1800, for an earlier sense; flint + head

Words Nearby flinthead

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How to use flinthead in a sentence

  • flinthead led out a horse, mounted and rode down a lane, propping the gates open as he went.

    David Lannarck, Midget | George S. Harney
  • "Well, you and Mr. Potter and Mr. flinthead just keep out of it," said Adine emphatically.

    David Lannarck, Midget | George S. Harney
  • Woe to the unlucky fish or luckless rat upon whom a blow falls from the flinthead's heavy beak!

    The Bird Study Book | Thomas Gilbert Pearson
  • On the morning of the roundup young Goff and flinthead made a wide detour to appear at the easternmost side.

    David Lannarck, Midget | George S. Harney