as bald as a coot

as bald as a coot
Meaning
Completely bald.
Origin
Coots are water birds whose white head colouring give them the appearance of baldness.
ref:
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, 15th edition.

Meaning and origin of phrases. 2013.

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