thrushes

thrushes
Thickhead Thick"head`, n. 1. A thick-headed or stupid person. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]

2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of Australian singing birds of the genus {Pachycephala}. The males of some of the species are bright-colored. Some of the species are popularly called {thrushes}. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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