"clayhead" meaning in All languages combined

See clayhead on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: clayheads [plural]
Etymology: clay + -head Etymology templates: {{suf|en|clay|head}} clay + -head Head templates: {{en-noun}} clayhead (plural clayheads)
  1. (UK, slang, rare) A person from the Potteries region of England. Tags: UK, rare, slang

Inflected forms

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