Alcatote

//ˈælkətəʊt// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1
A foolish oaf. British, dialectal, obsolete
"VVhy? you knovv I [am] an ignorant unable trifle in ſuch buſineſſe; an Oafe, a ſimple Alcatote; an Innocent."

Synonyms

assweed blither bonehead booby bot clothhead

Example

"VVhy? you knovv I [am] an ignorant unable trifle in ſuch buſineſſe; an Oafe, a ſimple Alcatote; an Innocent."

Etymology

Unknown. The beginning may be related to elk or auk.

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