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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Golden \Gold"en\ (g[=o]ld"'n), a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden,
     AS. gylden, from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.]
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     1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
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     2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
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     3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently
        auspicious; as, golden opinions.
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     {Golden age}.
        (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of
            manners in rural employments, followed by the {silver
            age}, {bronze age}, and {iron age}. --Dryden.
        (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.
            14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when
            Cicero, C[ae]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:
        (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when
            it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its
            greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been
            considered the golden age of English literature.
  
     {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a
        pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the
        coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in
        London having been Lombards.
  
     {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict.
  
     {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named
        from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.
  
     {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium
        aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow
        flowers.
  
     {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup.
  
     {Golden eagle} (Zool.), a large and powerful eagle ({Aquila
        Chrysa["e]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and North
        America. It is so called from the brownish yellow tips of
        the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety is
        called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year is
        the {ring-tailed eagle}.
  
     {Golden fleece}.
        (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken
            from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to
            Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the
            Argonautic expedition.
        (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by
            Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also
            {Toison d'Or}.
  
     {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]
  
     {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant
        with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}.
        
  
     {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who
        overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th
        century.
  
     {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the "Aurea Legenda") written by
        James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the 13th
        century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483, and
        partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus
        entitled.
  
     {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.]
  
     {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;
        sufficiency without excess; moderation.
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              Angels guard him in the golden mean.  --Pope.
  
     {Golden mole} (Zool), one of several South African
        Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[ae]}, resembling
        moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,
        purple, and gold.
  
     {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the
        lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and
        is so called from having formerly been written in the
        calendar in gold.
  
     {Golden oriole}. (Zool.) See {Oriole}.
  
     {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}.
  
     {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.
        
  
     {Golden plover} (Zool.), one of several species of plovers,
        of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({Charadrius
        apricarius}, syn. {Charadrius pluvialis}; -- called also
        {yellow plover}, {black-breasted plover}, {hill plover},
        and {whistling plover}. The common American species
        ({Charadrius dominicus}) is also called {frostbird}, and
        {bullhead}.
  
     {Golden robin}. (Zool.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab.
  
     {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by
        the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some
        church or person in recognition of special services
        rendered to the Holy See.
  
     {Golden rule}.
        (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.
            Cf. --Luke vi. 31.
        (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.
  
     {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula
        crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.
  
     {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers
        ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet
        places in early spring.
  
     {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb
        ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock
        and large rounded leaves.
  
     {Golden sulphide of antimony}, or {Golden sulphuret of
     antimony} (Chem.), the pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or
        orange yellow powder.
  
     {Golden warbler} (Zool.), a common American wood warbler
        ({Dendroica [ae]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow
        warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}.
  
     {Golden wasp} (Zool.), a bright-colored hymenopterous insect,
        of the family {Chrysidid[ae]}. The colors are golden,
        blue, and green.
  
     {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Miller \Mill"er\ (m[i^]l"[~e]r), n.
     1. One who keeps or attends a flour mill or gristmill.
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     2. A milling machine.
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     3. (Zool.)
        (a) A moth or lepidopterous insect; -- so called because
            the wings appear as if covered with white dust or
            powder, like a miller's clothes. Called also {moth
            miller}.
        (b) The eagle ray.
        (c) The hen harrier. [Prov. Eng.]
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     {Miller's thumb}. (Zool.)
        (a) A small fresh-water fish of the genus {Uranidea}
            (formerly {Cottus}), as the European species
            ({Uranidea gobio}), and the American ({Uranidea
            gracilis}); -- called also {bullhead}.
        (b) A small bird, as the gold-crest, chiff-chaff, and
            long-tailed tit. [Prov. Eng.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bullhead \Bull"head`\, n.
     1. (Zool.)
        (a) A fresh-water fish of many species, of the genus
            {Uranidea}, esp. {Uranidea gobio} of Europe, and
            {Uranidea Richardsoni} of the United States; -- called
            also {miller's thumb}.
        (b) In America, several species of {Amiurus}; -- called
            also {catfish}, {horned pout}, and {bullpout}.
        (c) A marine fish of the genus {Cottus}; the sculpin.
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     2. (Zool.)
        (a) The black-bellied plover ({Squatarola helvetica}); --
            called also {beetlehead}.
        (b) The golden plover.
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     3. A stupid fellow; a lubber. [Colloq.] --Jonson.
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     4. (Zool.) A small black water insect. --E. Phillips.
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     {Bullhead whiting} (Zool.), the kingfish of Florida
        ({Menticirrus alburnus}).
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bullhead
       n 1: freshwater sculpin with a large flattened bony-plated head
            with hornlike spines
       2: any of several common freshwater catfishes of the United
          States

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Bullhead, SD (CDP, FIPS 8460)
    Location: 45.76794 N, 101.08007 W
    Population (1990): 179 (53 housing units)
    Area: 6.3 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Bullhead, SD -- U.S. Census Designated Place in South Dakota
     Population (2000):    308
     Housing Units (2000): 74
     Land area (2000):     3.009861 sq. miles (7.795505 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.076795 sq. miles (0.198898 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    3.086656 sq. miles (7.994403 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            08460
     Located within:       South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
     Location:             45.767129 N, 101.081841 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Bullhead, SD
      Bullhead
  

















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