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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Widgeon \Widg"eon\, n. [Probably from an old French form of F.
     vigeon, vingeon, gingeon; of uncertain origin; cf. L. vipio,
     -onis, a kind of small crane.] (Zo["o]l.)
     Any one of several species of fresh-water ducks, especially
     those belonging to the subgenus Mareca, of the genus
     Anas.+The+common+European+widgeon+({Anas+penelope" rel="nofollow">Anas. The common European widgeon ({Anas penelope) and the
     American widgeon ({Anas Americana) are the most important
     species. The latter is called also baldhead, baldpate,
     baldface, baldcrown, smoking duck, wheat, duck, and
     whitebelly.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Bald-faced widgeon, or Green-headed widgeon, the American
        widgeon.
  
     Black widgeon, the European tufted duck.
  
     Gray widgeon.
     (a) The gadwall.
     (b) The pintail duck.
  
     Great headed widgeon, the poachard.
  
     Pied widgeon.
     (a) The poachard.
     (b) The goosander.
  
     Saw-billed widgeon, the merganser.
  
     Sea widgeon. See in the Vocabulary.
  
     Spear widgeon, the goosander. [Prov. Eng.]
  
     Spoonbilled widgeon, the shoveler.
  
     White widgeon, the smew.
  
     Wood widgeon, the wood duck.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Baldhead \Bald"head`\, n.
     1. A person whose head is bald. --2 Kings ii. 23.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Zo["o]l.) A white-headed variety of pigeon.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Widgeon \Widg"eon\, n. [Probably from an old French form of F.
     vigeon, vingeon, gingeon; of uncertain origin; cf. L. vipio,
     -onis, a kind of small crane.] (Zo["o]l.)
     Any one of several species of fresh-water ducks, especially
     those belonging to the subgenus Mareca, of the genus
     Anas.+The+common+European+widgeon+({Anas+penelope" rel="nofollow">Anas. The common European widgeon ({Anas penelope) and the
     American widgeon ({A. Americana) are the most important
     species. The latter is called also baldhead, baldpate,
     baldface, baldcrown, smoking duck, wheat, duck, and
     whitebelly.
  
     Bald-faced, or Green-headed, widgeon, the American
        widgeon.
  
     Black widgeon, the European tufted duck.
  
     Gray widgeon.
     (a) The gadwall.
     (b) The pintail duck.
  
     Great headed widgeon, the poachard.
  
     Pied widgeon.
     (a) The poachard.
     (b) The goosander.
  
     Saw-billed widgeon, the merganser.
  
     Sea widgeon. See in the Vocabulary.
  
     Spear widgeon, the goosander. [Prov. Eng.]
  
     Spoonbilled widgeon, the shoveler.
  
     White widgeon, the smew.
  
     Wood widgeon, the wood duck.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Baldhead \Bald"head`\, n.
     1. A person whose head is bald. --2 Kings ii. 23.
  
     2. (Zo["o]l.) A white-headed variety of pigeon.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  baldhead
       n : a person whose head is bald [syn: baldpate, baldy]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  baldhead
     n.
     1 A person whose head is bald.
     2 A white-headed variety of pigeon.
     3 (lb en Rastafarianism) A person who is not Rastafarian.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  baldhead
     n.
     1 A person whose head is bald.
     2 A white-headed variety of pigeon.
     3 (lb en Rastafarianism) A person who is not Rastafarian.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  baldhead
     n.
     1 A person whose head is bald.
     2 A white-headed variety of pigeon.
     3 (lb en Rastafarianism) A person who is not Rastafarian.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  baldhead
     n.
     1 A person whose head is bald.
     2 A white-headed variety of pigeon.
     3 (lb en Rastafarianism) A person who is not Rastafarian.

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Baldhead /bˈɔːldhɛd/
  ذو الرأس الأصلع

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  baldhead /bˈɔːldhɛd/ 
  plešatec

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  bald-head /bˈɔːld hˈɛd/
  Kahlkopf 
        "bald-heads"  - Kahlköpfe

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  baldhead /bˈɔːldhɛd/
  glatzköpfiger Mann , Glatzkopf  [ugs.]
     Synonyms: bald-headed man, baldpate, baldy, baldie
  

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  baldhead /bˈɔːldhɛd/
  1. házigalamb fajta
  2. tar koponya
  3. kopasz fej
  4. kopasz ember

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 秃头的人,鸽的一种;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 秃头的人,鸽的一种

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