Buffle-headed

Buffle-headed
Buffle-headed Buf"fle-head`ed, a. Having a large head, like a buffalo; dull; stupid; blundering. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

So fell this buffle-headed giant. --Gayton. [1913 Webster] ||


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