English
Etymology
From clod and pole (i.e. head)
Noun
en-noun
- 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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