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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The squaw-fish, Ptychocheilus oregonensis, one of the largest of the minnows, ranging from British Columbia southward to Oregon.

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Examples

  • Our interview started at the iVillage Loft, where 60 avatars had gathered, and ended at my house with Second Life CEO Philip Linden (the avatar of SL founder and creator Philip Rosedale) and my Huffington Post editor Phoebe Wunderland (avatar of Romi Lassally), affectionately known to me as "boxhead," a term for Second Life newbies who, like myself and Phoebe, wind up with boxes attached to our heads and bodies because it seems impossible to figure out how to open them and removed newly purchased outfits, hair and furniture.

    Rita J. King: Sex, Money and Fame in Second Life: Girls Night Out with Arianna! 2008

  • It looks to me like they just found out about stop motion! yay boxhead

    EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - RUN!!!! RUUUUUN!!!!!! 2008

  • This must be an early promo: in an older version hosted at Re:Birth, you can read a different URL boxhead.tv than the others.

    No Fat Clips!!! : Want2BSquare: Flying Rats 2007

  • Sasun Steinbeck: I think boxhead Siefert is the best costume here

    Not Possible IRL boogies down Bettina Tizzy 2007

  • Sasun Steinbeck: I think boxhead Siefert is the best costume here

    Archive 2007-11-01 Bettina Tizzy 2007

  • Deve essere uno dei primi spot: nella vecchia versione ospitata su Re:Birth, si legge un URL boxhead.tv diverso dal solito.

    No Fat Clips!!! : Want2BSquare: Flying Rats 2007

  • "Hell," he said, after a time, "I'm sure a triple-plated boxhead, an 'no mistake!"

    Square Deal Sanderson Charles Alden Seltzer 1908

  • When he crashed into the back of a boxhead while oggling the local talent.

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • Trundling along at the arrse end of a troop convoy when we got flagged down by an irate boxhead complaining that a discarded track pad had dented his rather nice looking Merc.

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • Called it in to EXCON, waited for an hour or so until boxhead got hacked off and decided to disappear, oh well, it was a nice snooze anyway and I had doubts about the dent anyway as there was rust on the cracked paintwork.

    Army Rumour Service 2010

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