What does clodpole mean?
Clodpole means (derogatory) A stupid person; blockhead..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(derogatory) A stupid person; blockhead..
[…]this letter, being so excellently ignorant, will breed no terror in the youth: he will find it comes from a clodpole.
‘Show the dullest clodpole,’ says my invaluable German friend, ‘show the haughtiest feather-head, that a soul higher than himself is here; were his knees stiffened into brass, he must down and worship.’
There lay Tom; hobnail Tom! a bacon-munching, reckless, beer-swilling animal! and yet a man; a dear brave human heart notwithstanding; capable of devotion and unselfishness. The boy's better spirit was touched, and it kindled his imagination to realize the abject figure of poor clodpole Tom, and surround it with a halo of mournful light.
“Are you sure it was Sam?” he asked. “I know the clodpole,” nodded Catweazle.
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Clodpole means (derogatory) A stupid person; blockhead..
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[…]this letter, being so excellently ignorant, will breed no terror in the youth: he will find it comes from a clodpole.
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