词汇 | flathead |
词源 | flathead. A name for members of a tribe of Salishan Indians of Montana and members of the Chinook Indian tribe; the name derives from their supposed practice of flattening their children’s heads at birth. The word was extended to mean a simpleton or a fool among settlers. |
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