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muttonhead

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mut⋅ton⋅head

  [muht-n-hed]
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–noun Informal.
a slow-witted, foolish, or stupid person; dolt.
Origin:
1795–1805; mutton 1 + head

Related forms:
mut⋅ton⋅head⋅ed, adjective
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mut·ton·head   (mŭt'n-hěd')   
n.   Informal
A stupid person; a fool.

[From the proverbial stupidity of sheep.]
mut'ton·head'ed adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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