ram-head
/ˈramhɛd/noun
1 Nautical. A halyard block, a tie block. Compare ram's head. Now historical.
2A person whose head is likened to that of a ram; a dull, slow-witted, or obstinate individual; a cuckold. Now historical.
- The cuckold was conventionally symbolized by the wearing of horns..
Origin
Early 16th century. From ram + head. Compare ram's head.
- short-lasting
- short leet
- shortlist
- shortlistee
- short-lived
- shortly
- short mark
- short measure
- short metre
- shortness
- short of
- short of breath
- short order
- Short Parliament
- short-pitched
- short-range
- short rib
- short-run
- shorts
- short score
- short, sharp shock
- short-sheet
- short shrift
- short sight
- short-sighted