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Dunderhead vs Underhead - What's the difference?

dunderhead | underhead |

As nouns the difference between dunderhead and underhead

is that dunderhead is a stupid person; a dunce while underhead is a blockhead, or stupid person; a dunderhead.

As an adjective underhead is

beneath the head of a mechanical component.

dunderhead

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A stupid person; a dunce

    • Synonyms

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    underhead

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A blockhead, or stupid person; a dunderhead.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (engineering) Beneath the head of a mechanical component.
    • (Webster 1913)