blockhead
[blok-hed]
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Origin of blockhead
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Related Words for blockhead
bonehead, fool, screwball, jackass, dunce, oaf, idiot, ninny, bust, tomfool, simpleton, noodle, chump, moron, nincompoop, numskull, dolt, knucklehead, halfwit, hardheadExamples from the Web for blockhead
Historical Examples of blockhead
She, her unicorn, and her blockhead, were out of sight in a few minutes.
Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10)Maria Edgeworth
It was that he was a blockhead, and had no idea of the absurdity that he was committing.
Yes, it's for that;—I remember he said you call'd him a blockhead.
The Politician Out-WittedSamuel Low
Simply because a man lives in the country it does not follow that he is a blockhead.
The Rise of Roscoe PaineJoseph C. Lincoln
God grant that you may not be the only man that doesn't think me a blockhead!
blockhead
- derogatory a stupid person
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Word Origin and History for blockhead
also block-head, "stupid person," 1540s (implied in blockheaded), from block (n.) + head (n.); probably originally an image of the head-shaped oaken block used by hat-makers, though the insulting sense is the older one.
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