pig-headn.

Brit.

/ˈpɪɡhɛd/, U.S.

/ˈpɪɡˌ(h)ɛd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pig n.¹, head n.¹

Etymology: < pig n.¹ + head n.¹, after pigheaded adj.

A stupidly obstinate head or mind; (now chiefly) a stupidly obstinate person.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun] > perverseness > person

frowarda1529

haggard1576

pig-sconcea1640

wronghead1729

crooked stick1848

pig-head1874

thrawn stick1893

1874 N. B. Wolfe Startling Facts Mod. Spiritualism xi. 220 The hypercritic, I know, will ascribe its evolvement to the circuitous action of the spinozial gland, acting upon the unconscious cerebrum of his own pig-head.

1889 Daily News 12 Dec. 3/1 It took..years to drive the notion of a steam roller into the pig-heads of our vestries.

1909 M. B. Saunders Litany Lane i. v. 40 Lots of good people are really only pigheads with a bit of side on!

1994 Voice 18 Oct. (24 Hrs. Suppl.) 2/3 Maria accepts her lot with her sons and says: ‘They are a bunch of pig heads, but with me as their mother, what do you expect.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pig-head
释义	pig-headn. Brit. /ˈpɪɡhɛd/, U.S. /ˈpɪɡˌ(h)ɛd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pig n.¹, head n.¹ Etymology: < pig n.¹ + head n.¹, after pigheaded adj. A stupidly obstinate head or mind; (now chiefly) a stupidly obstinate person. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun] > perverseness > person frowarda1529 haggard1576 pig-sconcea1640 wronghead1729 crooked stick1848 pig-head1874 thrawn stick1893 1874 N. B. Wolfe Startling Facts Mod. Spiritualism xi. 220 The hypercritic, I know, will ascribe its evolvement to the circuitous action of the spinozial gland, acting upon the unconscious cerebrum of his own pig-head. 1889 Daily News 12 Dec. 3/1 It took..years to drive the notion of a steam roller into the pig-heads of our vestries. 1909 M. B. Saunders Litany Lane i. v. 40 Lots of good people are really only pigheads with a bit of side on! 1994 Voice 18 Oct. (24 Hrs. Suppl.) 2/3 Maria accepts her lot with her sons and says: ‘They are a bunch of pig heads, but with me as their mother, what do you expect.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1874
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