applehead

English

Etymology

From apple +‎ head.

Pronunciation

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Noun

applehead (plural appleheads)

  1. The head, consisting of a dried apple, of an apple doll.
    • 1984, Annelen R. Archbold, Broommaking and Dollmaking in South Central Kentucky, page 157:
      Cloth, stuffing, scissors, thread, appleheads, hickory nuts, and corn husks lie about the house awaiting the masterful touch of Taylor's hands which turn them into dolls.
  2. (slang) A stupid or dumb person.
    • 1942, Newsweek, page 83
      "You, sir, are a applehead! I re-peat, an applehead! ... You're a counter-feit. Wipe the drip off your face!"
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