greenhead

[ green-hed ]
/ ˈgrinˌhɛd /

noun

a male mallard.

Origin of greenhead

First recorded in 1805–15; green + head

Words nearby greenhead

greengage, greengrass, greengrocer, greengrocery, greenham common, greenhead, greenheart, greenhorn, greenhouse, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gas

Example sentences from the Web for greenhead

  • We closely followed the line of the wall from Chollerford to Greenhead, a distance of about fifteen miles.

    In Unfamiliar England |Thomas Dowler Murphy

British Dictionary definitions for greenhead

greenhead
/ (ˈɡriːnˌhɛd) /

noun

a male mallard