DOLT

stupid, stupid person, stupe, dullard, dolt, pudding head, pudden-head, poor fish, pillock

(noun) a person who is not very bright; “The economy, stupid!”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

dolt (plural dolts)

(pejorative) A stupid person; a blockhead or dullard.

Synonyms

• See also fool

Verb

dolt (third-person singular simple present dolts, present participle dolting, simple past and past participle dolted)

(obsolete) To behave foolishly.

Anagrams

• told

Source: Wiktionary


Dolt, n. Etym: [OE. dulte, prop. p. p. of dullen to dull. See Dull.]

Definition: A heavy, stupid fellow; a blockhead; a numskull; an ignoramus; a dunce; a dullard. This Puck seems but a dreaming dolt. Drayton.

Dolt, v. i.

Definition: To behave foolishly. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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