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clodpole

clodpole noun: a stupid person; blockhead.

Noun

clodpole (plural clodpoles)

  1. (derogatory) A stupid person; blockhead.
    • Therefore, this Letter being so excellently ignorant, will breed no terror in the youth: he will finde it comes from a Clodde-pole.c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
    • ‘Show the dullest clodpole,’ says my invaluable German friend, ‘show the haughtiest feather-head, that a soul higher than himself is here; were his knees stiffened into brass, he must down and worship.’1843 April, Thomas Carlyle, “VI, ’’The Landed’’”, in Past and Present, American edition, Boston, Mass.: Charles C[offin] Little and James Brown, published 1843, →OCLC, book IV (Horoscope)

Examples of clodpole in a sentence

  • The boy's better spirit was touched, and it kindled his imagination to realize the abject figure of poor clodpole Tom, and surround it with a halo of mournful light.1859, George Meredith, chapter 9, in The Ordeal of Richard Feverel. A History of Father and Son. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to...
  • “I know the clodpole,” nodded Catweazle.1970, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 127:

Forms of clodpole

pluralclodpoles
alternative formclodpoll
alternative formclotpoll
alternative formclotpole
alternative formclodde-pole

Origin of clodpole

From clod + pole (“head”).

Words formed from clodpole

Questions about clodpole

What does clodpole mean?
Clodpole means a stupid person; blockhead.
How do you use clodpole in a sentence?
The boy's better spirit was touched, and it kindled his imagination to realize the abject figure of poor clodpole Tom, and surround it with a halo of mournful light.
What part of speech is clodpole?
Clodpole is a noun.
What is the plural of clodpole?
The plural of clodpole is clodpoles.

Words near clodpole in the dictionary

  1. clodlet
  2. clodlets
  3. clodpate
  4. clodpated
  5. clodpates
  6. clodpole
  7. clodpoles
  8. clodpolish
  9. clodpoll
  10. clodpolls
  11. clodronate

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