colloq. U.S. A blockhead. Hence Lunkheaded a., thick-headed, stupid.

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1862.  White Cloud Kansas Chief, 22 May, 2/3.         Special Order No. 999.
            HEAD QUARTERS IN CAMP,
              Heaven, May 9, 1862
  PRESIDENT LINCOLN, Commanding U. S. A.: You will immediately detail the darned old Lunk-head, Brig. Gen. Blunt, now in command of the Department of Kansas, to report himself in Hell, where his services will be appreciated.
  By order of
          GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY,
            Commanding the Universe.
  HOLY JESUS, A. A. G.

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1889.  A. W. Tourgee, in Chicago Advance, 19 Dec. You dear old lunkhead, I congratulate you!

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1901.  J. A. Riis, Making an American, 315. A miserable little lunkhead quite beyond hope!

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1867.  Carson (City) Daily Appeal, 25 April, 2/2. A people that want to be bashed up into a ‘Kingdom,’ to be governed by a lunkheaded spoopsey of a Prince for their beardless Chief Migistrate, ain’t wanted to make American citizens of.

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1885.  J. Hill, Corsairs, 19. Prospecters tearfully eloquent to the horny-handed (and lunkheaded).

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