Complete Definition of "clodpole"

English

Etymology
From clod and pole (i.e. head)

Noun
en-noun

  1. pejorative a stupid person; blockhead

#*c. 1600: ...this letter, being so excellently ignorant, will breed no terror in the youth: he will find it comes from a clodpole. � w:William Shakespeare|William Shakespeare, s:Twelfth Night, or What You Will|Twelfth Night, or What You Will

Alternative spellings
clodpoll

See also
tadpole

ru:clodpole

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