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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Flathead \Flat"head'\, adjective Characterized by flatness of head, especially that produced by artificial means, as a certain tribe of American Indians.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Flathead \Flat"head'\, noun (Ethnol.) A Chinook Indian. See {Chinook}, noun, 1.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Puff \Puff\, noun [Akin to G. & Sw. puff a blow, Dan. puf, D. pof; of imitative origin. Cf. {Buffet}.]
1. A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a whiff. '' To every puff of wind a slave.'' --Flatman.
2. Anything light and filled with air. Specifically: (a) A puffball. (b) kind of light pastry. (c) A utensil of the toilet for dusting the skin or hair with powder.
3. An exaggerated or empty expression of praise, especially one in a public journal.
{Puff adder}. (Zo["o]l.) (a) Any South African viper belonging to {Clotho} and allied genera. They are exceedingly venomous, and have the power of greatly distending their bodies when irritated. The common puff adder ({Vipera arietans}, or {Clotho arietans}) is the largest species, becoming over four feet long. The plumed puff adder ({Clotho cornuta}) has a plumelike appendage over each eye. (b) A North American harmless snake ({Heterodon platyrrhinos}) which has the power of puffing up its body. Called also {hog-nose snake}, {flathead}, {spreading adder}, and {blowing adder}.
{Puff bird} (Zo["o]l.), any bird of the genus {Bucco}, or family {Bucconid[ae]}. They are small birds, usually with dull-colored and loose plumage, and have twelve tail feathers. See {Barbet} (b) .
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
flathead
noun
1: food fish of the Indonesian region of the Pacific; resembles gurnards
2: pallid bottom-dwelling flat-headed fish with large eyes and a duck-like snout
From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:
Flathead -- U.S. County in Montana Population (2000): 74471 Housing Units (2000): 34773 Land area (2000): 5098.336947 sq. miles (13204.631512 sq. km) Water area (2000): 158.113697 sq. miles (409.512577 sq. km) Total area (2000): 5256.450644 sq. miles (13614.144089 sq. km) Located within: Montana (MT), FIPS 30 Location: 48.267880 N, 114.321279 W Headwords: Flathead Flathead, MT Flathead County Flathead County, MT
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