Hardhead

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

  Gray \Gray\ (gr[=a]), a. [Compar. {Grayer}; superl. {Grayest}.]
     [OE. gray, grey, AS. gr[=ae]g, gr[=e]g; akin to D. graauw,
     OHG. gr[=a]o, G. grau, Dan. graa, Sw. gr[*a], Icel. gr[=a]r.]
     [Written also {grey}.]
     1. any color of neutral hue between white and black; white
        mixed with black, as the color of pepper and salt, or of


        ashes, or of hair whitened by age; sometimes, a dark mixed
        color; as, the soft gray eye of a dove.
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              These gray and dun colors may be also produced by
              mixing whites and blacks.             --Sir I.
                                                    Newton.
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     2. Gray-haired; gray-headed; of a gray color; hoary.
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     3. Old; mature; as, gray experience. -- Ames.
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     4. gloomy; dismal.
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     {Gray antimony} (Min.), stibnite.
  
     {Gray buck} (Zool.), the chickara.
  
     {Gray cobalt} (Min.), smaltite.
  
     {Gray copper} (Min.), tetrahedrite.
  
     {Gray duck} (Zool.), the gadwall; also applied to the female
        mallard.
  
     {Gray falcon} (Zool.) the peregrine falcon.
  
     {Gray Friar}. See {Franciscan}, and {Friar}.
  
     {Gray hen} (Zool.), the female of the blackcock or black
        grouse. See {Heath grouse}.
  
     {Gray mill} or {Gray millet} (Bot.), a name of several plants
        of the genus {Lithospermum}; gromwell.
  
     {Gray mullet} (Zool.) any one of the numerous species of the
        genus {Mugil}, or family {Mugilid[ae]}, found both in the
        Old World and America; as the European species
        ({Mugilid[ae] capito}, and {Mugilid[ae] auratus}), the
        American striped mullet ({Mugilid[ae] albula}), and the
        white or silver mullet ({Mugilid[ae] Braziliensis}). See
        {Mullet}.
  
     {Gray owl} (Zool.), the European tawny or brown owl ({Syrnium
        aluco}). The great gray owl ({Ulula cinerea}) inhabits
        arctic America.
  
     {Gray parrot} (Zool.), an African parrot ({Psittacus
        erithacus}), very commonly domesticated, and noted for its
        aptness in learning to talk. Also called {jako}.
  
     {Gray pike}. (Zool.) See {Sauger}.
  
     {Gray snapper} (Zool.), a Florida fish; the sea lawyer. See
        {Snapper}.
  
     {Gray snipe} (Zool.), the dowitcher in winter plumage.
  
     {Gray whale} (Zool.), a rather large and swift whale of the
        northern Pacific ({Eschrichtius robustus}, formerly
        {Rhachianectes glaucus}), having short jaws and no dorsal
        fin. It grows to a length of 50 feet (someimes 60 feet).
        It was formerly taken in large numbers in the bays of
        California, and is now rare; -- called also {grayback},
        {devilfish}, and {hardhead}. It lives up to 50 or 60 years
        and adults weigh from 20 to 40 tons.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gray whale \Gray whale\ (Zool.),
     a rather large and swift baleen whale of the northern Pacific
     ({Eschrichtius robustus}, formerly {Rhachianectes glaucus}),
     having short jaws and no dorsal fin; -- called also
     {grayback}, {devilfish}, and {hardhead}. It grows to a length
     of 50 feet (sometimes 60 feet). It was formerly taken in
     large numbers in the bays of California, and is now rare. It
     lives up to 50 or 60 years and adults weigh from 20 to 40
     tons.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hardhead \Hard"head`\ (-h[e^]d`), n.
     1. Clash or collision of heads in contest. --Dryden.
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     2. (Zool.)
        (a) The menhaden. See {Menhaden}. [Local, U. S.]
        (b) Block's gurnard ({Trigla gurnardus}) of Europe.
        (c) A California salmon; the steelhead.
        (d) The gray whale. See {Gray whale}, under {Gray}.
        (e) A coarse American commercial sponge ({Spongia dura}).
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  menhaden \men*ha"den\, n. (Zool.)
     An American marine fish ({Brevoortia tyrannus}) of the
     Herring family ({Clupeidae}), chiefly valuable for its oil
     and as a component of fertilizers; -- called also
     {mossbunker}, {bony fish}, {chebog}, {pogy}, {hardhead},
     {whitefish}, etc.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ruddy \Rud"dy\, a. [Compar. {Ruddier}; superl. {Ruddiest}.] [AS.
     rudig. See {Rud}, n.]
     1. Of a red color; red, or reddish; as, a ruddy sky; a ruddy
        flame. --Milton.
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              They were more ruddy in body than rubies. --Lam. iv.
                                                    7.
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     2. Of a lively flesh color, or the color of the human skin in
        high health; as, ruddy cheeks or lips. --Dryden.
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     {Ruddy duck} (Zool.), an American duck ({Erismatura rubida})
        having a broad bill and a wedge-shaped tail composed of
        stiff, sharp feathers. The adult male is rich brownish red
        on the back, sides, and neck, black on the top of the
        head, nape, wings, and tail, and white on the cheeks. The
        female and young male are dull brown mixed with blackish
        on the back; grayish below. Called also {dunbird},
        {dundiver}, {ruddy diver}, {stifftail}, {spinetail},
        {hardhead}, {sleepy duck}, {fool duck}, {spoonbill}, etc.
        
  
     {Ruddy plover} (Zool.) the sanderling.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Steelhead \Steel"head`\ (-h[e^]d`), n.
     1. (Zool.) A North Pacific salmon ({Salmo Gairdneri}) found
        from Northern California to Siberia; -- called also
        {hardhead}, and {preestl}.
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     2. (Zool.) The ruddy duck.
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