noun
or sheephead ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷
1. archaic : a silly or stupid person
2.
a. : a sparid food fish ( Archosargus probatocephalus ) of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States with broad incisor teeth suggesting those of a sheep and a compressed black-banded body
b. : freshwater drum
c. : a common California wrasse ( Pimelometopon pulcher ) that in the males is black more or less marked with crimson and in the females and young uniformly rose-colored
3.
[translation of German schafskopf, schafkopf ]
: a simple form of skat — called also schafskopf