small North American duck, 1858 (buffle-headed duck attested from 1831), from buffle (1510s), obsolete variant of buffalo (n.) + head (n.). So called for its large head; earlier the noun meant "stupid person" (1650s; compare buffle-headed "big-headed," also "foolish," 1650s).
雙語例句
1. One night Bufflehead, while on duty, accidentally interrupted a hold up of a grocery store.
一天夜里,巴福爾黑德在值勤時無意中碰上一起搶劫雜貨店事件.
來自辭典例句
2. Investigation afterward brought out Bufflehead did not even try to draw his gun.