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Old man's head

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(Bot.) a columnar cactus (Pilocereus senilis), native of Mexico, covered towards the top with long white hairs.

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But if she thinks she will live to see the people of this country ride over that old man's head, she is mistaken.
My Antonia by Cather, Willa View in context
With straining eyes, then, they remained on the outer edge of the direful zone, whose centre had now become the old man's head.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
Then, rising and extending his hand with an air of solemnity over the old man's head, he slowly added, "By the blood of Christ I swear never to leave you while you live.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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