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sheephead

sheep·head
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sheep-hed]
    • /ˈʃipˌhɛd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sheep-hed]
    • /ˈʃipˌhɛd/

Definitions of sheephead word

  • noun plural sheephead a large California food fish, Semicossyphus pulcher, of the wrasse family. 1
  • noun sheephead a trick-taking card game originating in Germany and belonging to the Skat family of games 0

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Origin of sheephead

First appearance:

before 1535
One of the 29% oldest English words
First recorded in 1535-45; so called from the resemblance of its teeth to those of a sheep

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Sheephead

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sheephead popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

sheephead usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with sheephead

  • how to catch california sheephead?
  • how to cook sheephead fish?
  • how to cook sheephead?
  • how to catch a sheephead?

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