How to pronounce clodpoll
American English pronunciation
KLOD-pohl
- IPA
- /ˈklɑdˌpoʊl/
- Syllables
- KLOD · pohl (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What clodpoll means
A clumsy stupid person; a blockhead
In a sentence: Don't be a clodpoll; think before you glue that.
Where it comes from: From Middle English clod meaning a lump plus poll meaning head.
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