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skull

skull \ 'sk*l\ n [ME skulle, of Scand origin; akin to Sw skulle skull] 1: 
   the skeleton of the head of a vertebrate forming a bony or cartilaginous  
   case that encloses and protects the brain and chief sense organs and 
   supports the jaws 2: the seat of understanding or intelligence : MIND