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ˈbald-head
[f. bald a.]
One who has a bald head; also attrib.; transf. a kind of pigeon.
1535Coverdale 2 Kings ii. 23 Come vp here thou balde heade [Wyclif, ballard]. 1820Keats Lamia ii. 245 The bald-head philosopher. 1821Byron Two Foscari iii. i. 244 Held in the bondage of ten bald-heads. 1855Poultry Chron. III. 491/2 Mr. Woodhouse will show his Crested Bald-head. 1867Tegetmeier Pigeons xi. 123 A pair of common Tumblers..such as Bald-heads.
▸ orig. and chiefly Caribbean. Also (Caribbean) Baldhead, Ballhead|ˈbɒlhɛd|. A Rastafarian who does not wear dreadlocks; (more widely) a non-Rastafarian; any person without dreadlocks.
1960M. G. Smith et al. Ras Tafari Movement in Kingston, Jamaica 23 The Baldhead or ‘clean-faced’ man who is not obviously distinguishable from the ordinary Jamaican except by some article such as the yellow, green and red pompom or scarf. 1976Crusader (St. Lucia) 9 Oct. 5 It was a surprise which created chaos and argument among Rastafari brethren as to whether or not they should respond to this call. Some argued that it was just another bluff by a political Ballhead in search of votes. 1976R. Marley & V. Ford Crazy Baldheads (song, perf. ‘Bob Marley & the Wailers’) (title of song) Crazy Baldheads. 1991San Francisco Chron. (Nexis) 25 Aug. 38 When I got offstage, there were these Rastas with dreadlocks saying, ‘You must be a Rasta in baldhead disguise.’ If you're a reggae performer, they expect you'll have dreadlocks. 1994Vibe Nov. 80/1 The band's success comes from doing what comes naturally—serving up a mélange of sounds that appeals to dreads and baldheads alike. |