clodpate en · NOUN
Etymology
From clod + pate.
Meanings
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(dated) A blockhead; an idiot or fool.
[The knight] clomped along on his carthorse, complaining that knightly deeds were very hard to come by these days, and that knights errant had to put up with wayside clouts and clodpate pummelling in place of jousts of arms and splintering lances for love of fair ladies.
1936, Norman Lindsay, The Flyaway Highway, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 54:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| clodpates | Number=Plur | lexicographic |