Clotpole or Clotpoll (cf. Clodpole), blockhead: “I will see you hanged like --s,” Troil. II, 1, 128 (why are clotpoles hanged?). “call the c. back,” Lr. I, 4, 51. Denoting, in its original sense, the head: “I have sent Cloten's c. down the stream,” Cymb. IV, 2, 184.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
This text was converted to electronic form by professional data entry and has been proofread to a high level of accuracy.
hide
Dictionary Entry Lookup
Use this tool to search for dictionary entries in all lexica.
