oxhead

English

Etymology

From Middle English oxe head, oxheved, equivalent to ox +‎ head. Compare hogshead.

Noun

oxhead (plural oxheads)

1. (obsolete) A fool; a blockhead.
   • 1608, John Marston, William Barksted, The Insatiate Countess:

     Dost make a mummer of me, oxe-head?

References

• “oxhead”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• hoaxed