A simple fellow.
·noun The skin of a calf's head. II. Pate ·adj ·see <<Patte>>. III. Pate ·noun A pie. ·see <<Patty...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
The head. Carroty-pated; red-haired. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
a brock or badger. N. Also a general ludicrous word for a head in many counties. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
·vt To make shallow. II. Shallow ·superl Not deep in tone. III. Shallow ·vi To become shallow, as ...
A WHIP hat, so called from the want of depth in the crown. LILLY SHALLOW, a WHITE Whip hat. ...
·noun A foolish or dull-witted fellow. ...
An inconsiderate foolish fellow. ...
A dull, heavy booby. ...
A volatile, unsteady, or whimsical man or woman. ...
A red haired man or woman. ...
·adj Having a moderate depth of hold; — said of a vessel. ...
·adj Weak in intellect; foolish; empty-headed. ...
·adj Incapable of deep feeling. ...
·adj Shallow-brained. ...
·adj Having a flush deck, or with only a moderate depression amidships; — said of a vessel. ...
(WHIP SLANG) A white driving hat. ...
Flush-decked vessels are thus termed, in contradistinction to the deep-waisted. ...
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