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clod

   [klod]
noun
1.
a lump or mass, especially of earth or clay.
2.
a stupid person; blockhead; dolt.
3.
earth; soil.
4.
something of lesser dignity or value, as the body as contrasted with the soul: this corporeal clod.
5.
a part of a shoulder of beef.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English clodde, Old English clod- (in clodhamer fieldfare); see cloud

Related forms
clod·di·ly, adverb
clod·di·ness, noun
clod·like, adjective
clod·dy, adjective

Synonyms
2. boor, yokel, lout, oaf, dunce.

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So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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clod (klɒd)
 
—n
1.  a lump of earth or clay
2.  earth, esp when heavy or in hard lumps
3.  clodpole, clod poll, Also called: clodpate a dull or stupid person
4.  a cut of beef taken from the shoulder
 
[Old English clod- (occurring in compound words) lump; related to cloud]
 
'cloddy
 
—adj
 
'cloddish
 
—adj
 
'cloddishly
 
—adv
 
'cloddishness
 
—n

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Word Origin & History

clod
O.E. clod- (in clod-hamer "field-goer"), from P.Gmc. *kludda-, from PIE *g(e)leu, from base *gel- "to make round." Synonymous with clot until 18c.
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clod definition


  1. n.
    a stupid and oafish person. (Usually refers to a male. Widely known. Usually objectionable.) : Don't be such a clod! Put on your tie, and let's go.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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