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clodpoll

noun clod·poll \ ˈkläd-ˌpōl \
variants: or clodpole

Definition of clodpoll

: blockhead

Examples of clodpoll in a Sentence

  1. mistook the local farmers for a bunch of clodpolls who could be easily fleeced

First Known Use of clodpoll

1601

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