"addlehead" meaning in All languages combined

See addlehead on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: addleheads [plural]
Etymology: From addle + head. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|addle|head}} addle + head Head templates: {{en-noun}} addlehead (plural addleheads)
  1. (colloquial) A foolish or dull-witted person. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-addlehead-en-noun-BYXzZXOa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1854, Samuel Byron Brittan, The Spiritual Telegraph, volume 3, page 131:",
          "text": "Those reverend addleheads, convinced of the genuine character of the communications, but with their \"dominant idea,\" the devil, in their heads, summoned his highness the prince of darkness to give an account of the matter.",
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