leatherhead

noun — 3 senses

leatherhead

noun

Etymology From leather + head.

1

The friarbird.

The piping-crows, the laughing-jackasses, the odd leatherheads, and the coach-wheel birds, all gave us their old music, and brought back pleasant memories of travel.1855, William Howitt, Land, labor and gold: or, Two years in Victoria, volume 2, page 38:

2

Obsolete, Slang A city watchman who wore a leather helmet.

3

Firefighting, Government Slang A firefighter.

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