greyhead

(ˌɡreɪˈhɛd) or

grayhead

a person with grey hair

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She drifted out of hearing while the greyhead yelled something about a dance at the Bay of Bulls and a dead man in the fo'c'sle.

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Is this decent, pup, when greyheads are counselling together, to break in upon their discourse with the whinings of a hound!

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Paul Greyhead An unfortunate situation that requires some common sense.

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Moyles accepted the invitation and then, referring to Schofield and the next segment of the show, added: " Go on show.., added: "Go on greyhead, do the link."

YOU SHOULD GO INSTEAD OF FERN, PHIL; What Chris Moyles said on show.

The stations, aimed at the 25-44 age group, will be the younger market equivalent of the East and West Midlands greyhead radio Saga franchise.

MEDIA & MARKETING: Heart fm gets sister station in East Mids

In 'Ambulando' Brasch noted that 'the young with interest no longer/ Look on me as one of themselves/Whom they might wish to know or to touch/Seeing merely another sapless greyhead ...'.

'Man of words': Charles Brasch: editor supremo, rabbi, & Dutch uncle of New Zealand letters

What you said: Paul Greyhead said: "In future criminals should only strike at off peak times!

Was this our worst ever traffic jam? Traffic hell over the years

"What would you have done if I'd said yes?" Paul coyly asks him tonight, but thankfully we're spared Grayson's detailed answer as Paul skips off to set the date of his wedding to Greyhead Jonny instead.

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A departure in the year was Peter Tomlinson, who stepped down after three years as managing director of greyhead radio station Saga.

MEDIA & MARKETING: A year of change for region's communicators; Media and marketing editor Graham Sidwell reviews a year in the creative industries of the West Midlands

It's warm enough for the gaggle of hungry greyheads in open-necked shirts and shorts to linger over expansive plates on a pavement boulevard overlooking the pristine Levante Beach.

HOLIDAYS: Charge of the grey brigade; Fed up with the bleak British winter? KEN BENNETT joins holidaymakers in their search for sun and fun at a favourite Continental destination for the over-50s

Four of us greyheads sit at the front and try to remain impassive for the duration of each of seven 40 minute shows: we are part of the audience too, but our moment will come a day later when we are supposed to single out the winner.

Peter Cook: the tiger blinks, the scorpion twitches. Peter Cook delivers a warning shot to Western architectural glitterati from Busan

Politicians will tremble in their beds, As these old Greyheads,if properly led, Will make smug MPs cringe and toe the line.