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Definition of Flatheads

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Puff Puff (p[u^]f), n. [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) a 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, or Clotho arietans) is the largest species, becoming over four feet long. The plumed puff adder (C. 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) .
Flathead
Flathead Flat"head`, a. Characterized by flatness of head, especially that produced by artificial means, as a certain tribe of American Indians.
Flathead
Flathead Flat"head`, n. (Ethnol.) A Chinook Indian. See Chinook, n., 1.

Meaning of Flatheads from wikipedia

- the Flatheads Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation, known as the Flathead, or Flathead Indian (or Amerindian) tribe Flathead Valley...
- block, instead of in the cylinder head, as in an overhead valve engine. Flatheads were widely used internationally by automobile manufacturers from the...
- Pennsylvania in 1929 for murder. The Flatheads name first showed up on public record in 1927 when then Flatheads leader Paul Jaworski committed the nation's...
- wound, due to a particular gland in its belly.[citation needed] Dusky flatheads (Platycephalus fuscus) are found in estuaries and coastal bays from Cairns...
- advantage, the KR flatheads were not competitive against 750 cc overhead valve bikes. In 1930, the 74-cubic-inch (1,210 cc) VL flathead replaced the JD...
- feelies: a printed calendar titled "The Flathead Calendar 883" with portraits and biographies of the Twelve Flatheads (also usable as a 1989 calendar, folded...
- Bembropidae Regan, 1913 (flatheads or duckbill flatheads) Suborder Notothenioidei Family Percophidae Swainson, 1839 (Brazilian flatheads) Family Bovichtidae...
- largely marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Platycephalidae, the flatheads. This species is found in the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific Ocean...
- Flathead Lake (Salish: člq̓etkʷ, Kutenai: yawuʔnik̓ ʔa·kuq̓nuk) is a large natural lake in northwest Montana, United States. The lake is a remnant of the...
- belonging to the family Platycephalidae, the flatheads. It is found in the Western Pacific Ocean. De Beaufort's flathead was first formally described in 1973...