clayhead en · NOUN
Etymology
From clay + -head.
Meanings
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(UK, rare, slang) A person from the Potteries region of England.
It has its own local delicacy, the oatcake, a sort of heavy-duty tortilla with the texture of flannel, which exiled 'clayheads' get all tearful about […]
2008, Stuart Maconie, Pies and Prejudice: In search of the North, page 33:She is proud to be called a 'Clayhead'—a person born in the Potteries (Stoke on Trent) and will always turn over a china cup to see where it is made.
2020, C. L. Williams, Smailholm:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| clayheads | Number=Plur | lexicographic |