"woolly-head" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: woolly-heads [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} woolly-head (plural woolly-heads)
  1. A woolly-headed person, particularly (potentially offensive) a black or Arab with Afro-textured hair.
    Sense id: en-woolly-head-en-noun-fnYu6YBq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English ethnic slurs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of English ethnic slurs: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9
  2. (historical US slang) Synonym of abolitionist: an activist or politician opposed to slavery. Tags: US, historical, slang Synonyms: abolitionist [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-woolly-head-en-noun-wzsGwpOg Categories (other): American English

Inflected forms

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