| ARCHDUKE | • archduke n. (History) The son or male-line grandson of an emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. • archduke n. (History) The ruler of an archduchy, in particular the Archduchy of Austria. • ARCHDUKE n. (historical) a chief duke, esp. a son of the Emperor of Austria. |
| BACKHAUL | • backhaul v. To transmit (data or footage) from a remote site to a central site from where it is re-transmitted. • backhaul n. (Transport) A return trip after delivery of cargo. • backhaul n. (Military) The shipment of material to or through an area from which the material had previously been shipped. |
| BACKRUSH | • backrush n. A rushing backward; a retreat. • BACKRUSH n. the seaward return of water from a wave. |
| CHABOUKS | • chabouks n. Plural of chabouk. • CHABOUK n. (Urdu) a type of horsewhip, also CHABUK. |
| CHUKKARS | • chukkars n. Plural of chukkar. • CHUKKAR n. (Hindi) a period of play in polo, also CHUKKA, CHUKKER. |
| FUCKHEAD | • fuckhead n. (Vulgar, derogatory) A stupid or otherwise undesirable person. • FUCKHEAD n. (offensive) a contemptibly stupid person. |
| HACKBUTS | • hackbuts n. Plural of hackbut. • HACKBUT n. (historical) a harquebus; a matchlock gun invented in the 15th century, also HAGBUT. |
| HAULBACK | • HAULBACK n. a line for drawing a cable back. |
| HAWBUCKS | • hawbucks n. Plural of hawbuck. • HAWBUCK n. a bumpkin. |
| HEADFUCK | • headfuck n. (Slang, vulgar) Anything confusing that interferes with the usual functioning of the brain. • HEADFUCK n. (vulgar) a wildly exciting experience. |
| HUMPBACK | • humpback n. A humped back (deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine). • humpback n. (Derogatory, now offensive) A person with a humpback; a person who suffers from kyphosis. • humpback n. A humpback whale. |
| MUCKHEAP | • muckheap n. Dunghill; dung heap. • MUCKHEAP n. a dunghill. |
| NUNCHAKU | • nunchaku n. (Countable) A weapon originating from Okinawa, Japan, consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord. • nunchaku n. (Uncountable) The skill of using this weapon in martial arts. • NUNCHAKU n. (Japanese) a martial arts weapon consisting of two sticks joined by a length of chain, used as a flail or garotte, also NUMCHUCK, NUNCHUCK, NUNCHUK. |
| PUSHBACK | • pushback n. The act of repelling an enemy, etc. • pushback n. (Aviation) A procedure in which an aircraft is pushed backwards away from the gate by some external… • pushback n. Criticism of or resistance to a proposal, stance, or event. |
| QUACKISH | • quackish adj. Like a quack (fraudulent doctor), or characteristic of quackery. • QUACKISH adj. fraudulent. |
| TUCKAHOE | • tuckahoe n. Any edible root of a plant used by Native Americans of colonial-era Virginia. • tuckahoe n. (Uncommon, US, Virginia dialect, largely obsolete) A person, especially if poor and malnourished (or… • tuckahoe n. The sclerotium of the wood-decay fungus Wolfiporia extensa, used by Native Americans and the Chinese… |
| UNHACKED | • unhacked adj. Not hacked. • UNHACKED adj. not hacked. |