"leatherhead" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: leatherheads [plural]
Etymology: From leather + head. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|leather|head}} leather + head Head templates: {{en-noun}} leatherhead (plural leatherheads)
  1. The friarbird. Categories (lifeform): Honeyeaters
    Sense id: en-leatherhead-en-noun-XgvaPvN0 Disambiguation of Honeyeaters: 90 6 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 7 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 7 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 5 3
  2. (slang, obsolete) A city watchman who wore a leather helmet. Tags: obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-leatherhead-en-noun-BiCxIb0i
  3. (slang, firefighting) A firefighter. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Firefighting
    Sense id: en-leatherhead-en-noun-JdGz034N Topics: firefighting, government

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1855, William Howitt, Land, labor and gold: or, Two years in Victoria, volume 2, page 38:",
          "text": "The piping-crows, the laughing-jackasses, the odd leatherheads, and the coach-wheel birds, all gave us their old music, and brought back pleasant memories of travel.",
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        ]
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        "(slang, obsolete) A city watchman who wore a leather helmet."
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