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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1895
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DUMBHEAD, n. A blockhead, a stupid person. Also in U.S. slang.Kcb. 1895 S. R. Crockett Moss-Hags xxxix.:
What a dumbhead I was, to bide with an empty belly in a place where at least there must be plenty of fish near at hand.
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