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Niggerhead — Nig ger*head , n. A strong black chewing tobacco, usually in twisted plug form; negro head. [archaic] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
niggerhead — (n.) from NIGGER (Cf. nigger) + HEAD (Cf. head). A term used formerly in U.S. of various things, e.g. cheap tobacco (1843), protruding root mass in a swamp (1859), a type of cactus (1877), and the black eyed susan (1893). Variant negro head… … Etymology dictionary
Niggerhead — For other uses, see Niggerhead (disambiguation). In several English speaking countries, Niggerhead or nigger head is a former name for several things thought to resemble a black person s head.[1][2] The term was once widely used for all sorts of… … Wikipedia
niggerhead — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a dark colored mound or clump of vegetation (as a hummock of tundra or a tussock of sedge in a permafrost bog) found in far northern regions (as Alaska) 2. : a strong black chewing tobacco : negrohead 3. a. : a hard dark… … Useful english dictionary
Niggerhead (disambiguation) — Niggerhead or nigger head may refer to: Plants Carex secta, a tussock grass in New Zealand Echinocactus polycephalus, the niggerhead cactus, which is native to California and Arizona Kansas niggerhead or wild niggerhead , colloquial names for… … Wikipedia
niggerhead — /ˈnɪgəhɛd/ (say niguhhed) noun 1. a hard black stone, spherical and often concretionary, common in coal measures. 2. a block of black coral standing above water. 3. any of a number of species of hardy, drought tolerant, nine awned, native grasses …
niggerhead beech — /nɪgəhɛd ˈbitʃ/ (say niguhhed beech) noun the northernmost Australian species of Nothofagus, N. moorei, which forms forests on high eastern mountain slopes in northern NSW and southern Qld …
niggerhead cactus — noun : bisnaga … Useful english dictionary
Nigger — This article is about the pejorative use of the word. For nigga as a colloquial reference, see Nigga. For other uses, see Nigger (disambiguation). Not to be confused with niggardly … Wikipedia
Great Dividing Range — Coordinates: 25°00′S 147°00′E / 25°S 147°E / 25; 147 … Wikipedia
