burr-headed

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burr-headed - having a head of straight hair cut very short (hence bristly)

headed - having a head of a specified kind or anything that serves as a head; often used in combination; "headed bolts"; "three-headed Cerberus"; "a cool-headed fighter pilot"

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I come from humble beginnings as the burr-headed "town boy" from Chouteau, a spot-in-the-road community nestled amongst the hills of northeastern Oklahoma.

Where I Come From

He was a burr-headed, craggy-faced gent named Bill Veeck, owner of the downtrodden St.

My Start in the Newspaper Business

Building forts, climbing trees and playing "cowboys and Indians" provided a little burr-headed terror like me with his daily existence.