Available Definitions:
1) n. - The top or head of anything.
2) n. - A leader or chief; a conspicuous person, esp. a rich covetous person.
3) n. - The axis on which the kernels of maize or indian corn grow.
4) n. - A spider; perhaps from its shape; it being round like a head.
5) n. - A young herring.
6) n. - A fish; -- also called miller's thumb.
7) n. - A short-legged and stout horse, esp. one used for the saddle.
8) n. - A sea mew or gull; esp., the black-backed gull (Larus marinus).
9) n. - A lump or piece of anything, usually of a somewhat large size, as of coal, or stone.
10) n. - A cobnut; as, Kentish cobs. See Cobnut .
11) n. - Clay mixed with straw.
12) n. - A punishment consisting of blows inflicted on the buttocks with a strap or a flat piece of wood.
13) n. - A Spanish coin formerly current in Ireland, worth abiut 4s. 6d.
14) v. t. - To strike
15) v. t. - To break into small pieces, as ore, so as to sort out its better portions.
16) v. t. - To punish by striking on the buttocks with a strap, a flat piece of wood, or the like.