Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sheeps-hed]
- /ˈʃipsˌhɛd/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [sheeps-hed]
- /ˈʃipsˌhɛd/
Definitions of sheepshead word
- noun plural sheepshead a deep-bodied, black-banded food fish, Archosargus probatocephalus, living along the Atlantic coast of the U.S. 1
- noun plural sheepshead a freshwater drum, Aplodinotus grunniens, of eastern North America. 1
- abbreviation SHEEPSHEAD sheephead. 1
- noun plural sheepshead Also called schafskopf. Cards. an earlier and simpler form of skat. 1
- noun plural sheepshead Obsolete. a foolish or stupid person. 1
- noun sheepshead any of several sparid fishes with strong crushing teeth, esp Archosargus rhomboidalis, of the American Atlantic, which is marked with dark bands 0
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Origin of sheepshead
First appearance:
before 1535 One of the 29% oldest English words
First recorded in 1535-45; sheep + 's1 + head
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Parts of speech for Sheepshead
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sheepshead popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sheepshead usage trend in Literature
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