Addlepate
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative form of addle pate. alt-of, alternative
"So one day he told his mother he must be off, and she called him an airbrained addlepate, but added that, as he was no use at home, he had better go seek his fortune."
Example
More examples"So one day he told his mother he must be off, and she called him an airbrained addlepate, but added that, as he was no use at home, he had better go seek his fortune."
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