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sapskull

sapskull noun: a stupid person; a saphead.

Noun

sapskull (plural sapskulls)

  1. (archaic) A stupid person; a saphead.
    • "Let go of my reins, you cow-handed sapskull!" Tassie reared as Pamela jerked her reins from the baronet's hands and smacked at him with her crop.2002, A Country Courtship, page 101

Forms of sapskull

pluralsapskulls

Origin of sapskull

From sap + skull.

Questions about sapskull

What does sapskull mean?
Sapskull means a stupid person; a saphead.
What part of speech is sapskull?
Sapskull is a noun.
What is the plural of sapskull?
The plural of sapskull is sapskulls.

Words near sapskull in the dictionary

  1. sapsago
  2. sapsagos
  3. sapscull
  4. sapsculls
  5. SAPSes
  6. sapskull
  7. sapskulls
  8. SAPSs
  9. sapstain
  10. sapstreak
  11. sapsuck

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