"knothead" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1989, Mark Frost, David Lynch, Twin Peaks (television screenplay: episode 1)",
          "text": "CATHERINE: With the pace we've set it'll still be months before the mill's bankrupt. I don't know if I can wait that long. Besides, there's always a chance my knothead husband may decide to take a peek at those dusty old books."
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        "A stupid or stubborn person."
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        "(informal) A stupid or stubborn person."
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