saphead

Example Sentences

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But Mr. Kellow is no saphead, and he makes objectivity a great virtue.

From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2011

This kind of pitch, with its view of the consumer as saphead, is still afl too prevalent.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then there's a man in the squad who is more than a mere saphead.

From Dave Darrin's First Year at Annapolis by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)

"Hallie," said He, "if Billy only had your common-sense business instinct, I wouldn't ask for anything else in this world; but Billy is a saphead."

From The Early Bird A Business Man's Love Story by Brown, Arthur William

Excuse me, gentlemen, if I do the saphead act—by jinks!

From The Gates of Chance by Sutphen, Van Tassel