niggerhead

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A bollard made from an old cannon. countable,dated,offensive,uncountable
  2. A geode. archaic,colloquial,countable,offensive,uncountable
  3. A coneflower. countable,offensive,uncountable
  4. A coral or stone outcrop that stands above the surface of the water. countable,offensive,uncountable
    — We were sailing swiftly along on a calm and glassy sea, past beautiful headlands and bits of scenery clothed with vivid and luxuriant green down to the water's edge; past glistening coral islands, on whose outer edges pale green billows broke on the white sandy beaches, boiling and seething as they dashed against a row of ugly "nigger heads," as the rocks were called, dotted here and there.
  5. A tussock (clump of plant material), found on the tundra. US,countable,dated,offensive,uncountable
    — These plants fill the interstices between the grasses and tiny shrubs that make the outer, fuller form of the niggerhead.
  6. A strong black variety of chewing tobacco, usually in twisted plug form. archaic,countable,uncountable
  7. A stone, piece of gangue, or lump of coal that is of a grade with a certain size. archaic,countable,dialectal,offensive,uncountable
    — The boys picked up field-stones and built a great, splendid fireplace and chimney at one end of the shop. The work came out so well that I said: "Boys, here is a great scheme—these hardheads are splendid building-material." So we advertised we would pay a dollar a load for niggerheads. The farmers began to haul stones; and at last they had hauled eighteen hundred loads.
  8. A term of abuse for a black person. countable,derogatory,ethnic,offensive,slur

词形变化

niggerheads plural nigger head alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
Nigger Head niggerhead last
相关词
negrohead

词源

From nigger + head, reflecting a supposed resemblance to a black person's head.
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