ˈclod-pated, a.
[f. prec. + -ed2.]
Thickheaded, stupid, dense.
| 1638 Ford Lady's Trial iii. i, You are dull clod-pated lumps of mire and garbish. 1712 Arbuthnot John Bull (1755) 10 John was not so clod-pated, but at last he took the hint. 1822 Scott Nigel xxviii, A clod-pated old chandler. |