cittern-head

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cittern-head

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So called because the handle of a cittern usually ended with a carved head.

noun cittern-heads · citternhead

obsolete A blockhead; a dunce. Shall brainless cittern-heads, each jobbernoul, / Pocket the very genius of thy soul?

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@misc{cittern_head_2026,
  title = {cittern-head},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cittern-head},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}