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bufflehead

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
bufflehead /ˈbʌf(ə)lhɛd/

▶noun a small diving duck related to the goldeneye, with a large puffy head. [Bucephala albeola.]

– origin C17 (in the sense ‘simpleton’): from obs. buffle ‘buffalo’ + head.

'bufflehead' also found in these Oxford entries:

boofhead - butterball

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