scatterbrain

scatterbrain
scatterbrain (n.) 1790, from SCATTER (Cf. scatter) + BRAIN (Cf. brain) (n.). Related: Scatterbrained.

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  • scatterbrain — noun Date: 1659 a giddy heedless person …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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