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dolt

  [dohlt]
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–noun
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
Origin:
1535–45; var. of obs. dold stupid, orig. ptp. of ME dollen, dullen to dull

Related forms:
doltish, adjective
dolt⋅ish⋅ly, adverb
dolt⋅ish⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
idiot, fool, clod, nitwit, dummy.
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dolt   (dōlt)   
n.  A stupid person; a dunce.

[Middle English dulte, from past participle of dullen, to dull, from dul, dull; see dull.]
dolt'ish adj., dolt'ish·ly adv., dolt'ish·ness n.
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dolt 
1543, perhaps a variant of dold "dull, foolish," influenced by dulte, dolte, pp. forms of M.E. dullen "to dull, make or become dazed or stupid" (see dull).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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