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hard' head"

Metall.
semirefined tin containing iron. Also,hardhead.

hard•head

Pronunciation: (härd'hed"), [key]
—n.
1. a shrewd, practical person.
2. a blockhead.
3. a freshwater fish, Mylopharodon conocephalus, of California.
4. the Atlantic croaker. See under croaker (def. 2).
5. See hardhead sponge.
6. hardheads.a common knapweed, Centaurea nigra.
7. See hard head.

hard•head

Pronunciation: (härd'hed"), [key]
—n.
an alloyed silver coin of Scotland, issued in the 16th and 17th centuries, equal to one and one-half pence and later to twopence. Also called lion.

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