What does dogbolt mean?
Dogbolt means (obsolete, derogatory) A fool; a contemptible person..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(obsolete, derogatory) A fool; a contemptible person..
1621, Thomas Middleton, Honourable Entertainments, 2007, Gary Taylor, John Lavagnino, Collected Works, page 1440, Dull dogbolt!
1655, James Shirley, The Gentleman of Venice Act 3, Scene 1, 1833, William Gifford, Alexander Dyce (editors), The Dramatic Works and Poems of James Shirley, Volume 5, page 35, They are dogbolts!
And experience sheweth, that he which was void of gifts before he was ordered priest, is as very an ass and dogbolt as he was before,[…].
Thou wilt never be such a dogbolt to refuse a hint to a friend?
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Dogbolt means (obsolete, derogatory) A fool; a contemptible person..
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1621, Thomas Middleton, Honourable Entertainments, 2007, Gary Taylor, John Lavagnino, Collected Works, page 1440, Dull dogbolt!
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