| • | The top or head of anything. |
| • | A leader or chief; a conspicuous person, esp. a rich covetous person. |
| • | The axis on which the kernels of maize or indian corn grow. |
| • | A spider; perhaps from its shape; it being round like a head. |
| • | A young herring. |
| • | A fish; -- also called miller's thumb. |
| • | A short-legged and stout horse, esp. one used for the saddle. |
| • | A sea mew or gull; esp., the black-backed gull (Larus marinus). |
| • | A lump or piece of anything, usually of a somewhat large size, as of coal, or stone. |
| • | A cobnut; as, Kentish cobs. See Cobnut. |
| • | Clay mixed with straw. |
| • | A punishment consisting of blows inflicted on the buttocks with a strap or a flat piece of wood. |
| • | A Spanish coin formerly current in Ireland, worth abiut 4s. 6d. |
| • | To strike |
| • | To break into small pieces, as ore, so as to sort out its better portions. |
| • | To punish by striking on the buttocks with a strap, a flat piece of wood, or the like. |
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