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Synonyms

clodpoll

American

[klod-pohl] / ˈklɒdˌpoʊl /

noun

Archaic.

a stupid person; blockhead.

Etymology

Origin of clodpoll

First recorded in 1595–1605; clod + poll ¹

Example Sentences

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"Which only goes to prove that you are indeed a ninny, a lackwit, and a...a clodpoll."

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman

"And you're a clodpoll," said the girl, bitterly, "and a ninny, a numbskull, a lackwit and a coxcomb!"

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman

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