headbutt

headbutt
headbutt also head-butt, by 1946 (v.), from HEAD (Cf. head) (n.) + BUTT (Cf. butt) (v.). As a noun, recorded by 1967.

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  • headbutt — verb (T) to deliberately hit someone in the stomach with your head …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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