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Roundhead

noun

Meaning

  1. A circular platform at the end of a pier or breakwater.
  2. A roundhead screw, one with a domed head.
  3. Alternative letter-case form of Roundhead (“parliament supporter in the English Civil War”)
  4. A supporter of parliament during the English Civil War (in the 17th century).
  5. Any of various agarics of the genus Stropharia.
  6. A male whose penis is circumcised.
  7. Having a dome-shaped head.

Etymology / origin

From round + head, from their short-cropped hairstyle.

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