Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for BULL'-HEAD
BULL'-HEAD, n. [bull and head.]
- A genus of fishes, the Cottus, with a head broader than the body, whence the name. This fish is called by some the Miller's thumb. – Encyc.
- A stupid fellow; a lubber. – Johnson.
- A small black water vermin. – Philips.
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