/sheeps"hed'/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) sheepshead , ( esp. referring to two or more kinds or species ) sheepsheads for 1-3.
1. a deep-bodied, black-banded food fish, Archosargus probatocephalus, living along the Atlantic coast of the U.S.
2. a freshwater drum, Aplodinotus grunniens, of eastern North America.
3. sheephead.
4. Also called schafskopf . Cards. an earlier and simpler form of skat.
5. Obs. a foolish or stupid person.
[ 1535-45; SHEEP + 'S 1 + HEAD ]