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sheepshead

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sheepshead

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From sheep + -s- + head.

noun sheepsheads · sheepshead · sheep's head

  1. countable A fish of the species Archosargus probatocephalus.
  2. uncountable A trick-taking card game.
  3. countable, obsolete A foolish person.

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"sheepshead." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sheepshead. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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sheepshead. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sheepshead

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"sheepshead." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sheepshead.

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@misc{sheepshead_2026,
  title = {sheepshead},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sheepshead},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}