Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—L

Long-headed

Clever, sharp-witted. Those who believe in the shape and bumps of the head think that a long head indicates shrewdness.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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