Etymology

From apple +‎ headCategory:English compound terms#APPLEHEAD.

Pronunciation

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Noun

applehead (plural appleheads)Category:English lemmas#APPLEHEADCategory:English nouns#APPLEHEADCategory:English countable nouns#APPLEHEADCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#APPLEHEADCategory:Pages with entries#APPLEHEADCategory:Pages with 1 entry#APPLEHEAD

1. A kind of Siamese cat with a round head shape.

   Antonym: wedgehead

2. The head, consisting of a dried apple, of an apple doll.
   • 1984, Annelen R. Archbold, Broommaking and Dollmaking in South Central Kentucky, page 157:

     Cloth, stuffing, scissors, thread, appleheads, hickory nuts, and corn husks lie about the house awaiting the masterful touch of Taylor's hands which turn them into dolls.

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3. (slangCategory:English slang#APPLEHEAD) A stupid or dumb person.
   • 1942, Newsweek, page 83

     "You, sir, are a applehead! I re-peat, an applehead! ... You're a counter-feit. Wipe the drip off your face!"