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clumsy fellow

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  • clown — {{11}}clown (n.) 1560s, also cloyne, rustic, boor, peasant, origin uncertain. Perhaps from Scandinavian dialect (Cf. Icelandic klunni clumsy, boorish fellow; Swed. kluns a hard knob, a clumsy fellow ), or akin to N.Fris. klönne clumsy person, or …   Etymology dictionary

  • lubber — noun Etymology: Middle English lobre, lobur Date: 14th century 1. a big clumsy fellow 2. a clumsy seaman • lubberliness noun • lubberly adjective or adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Franklin, Benjamin — born Jan. 17, 1706, Boston, Mass. died April 17, 1790, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S. American statesman, scientist, philosopher, and publisher. He was apprenticed at age 12 to his brother, a local printer. He taught himself to write effectively, and in …   Universalium

  • lout — n. Bumpkin, clown, boor, lubber, clumsy fellow, awkward fellow, booby, clodhopper …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • lubber — n. Clown, boor, lout, clumsy fellow, awkward fellow …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • Loobies — Looby Loo by, n.; pl. {Loobies}. [Cf. {Lob}.] An awkward, clumsy fellow; a lubber. Swift. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Looby — Loo by, n.; pl. {Loobies}. [Cf. {Lob}.] An awkward, clumsy fellow; a lubber. Swift. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • looby — noun (plural loobies) Etymology: Middle English loby Date: 14th century an awkward clumsy fellow ; lubber …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • clown — I. noun Etymology: probably of Low German origin; akin to Frisian klönne clumsy fellow, Old English clyne lump of metal Date: 1563 1. farmer, countryman 2. a rude ill bred person ; boor 3. a. a fool, jester, or comedian in an entertainment (as a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • lug — I. verb (lugged; lugging) Etymology: Middle English luggen to pull by the hair or ear, drag, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian lugga to pull by the hair Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. drag, pull 2. to carry laboriously …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • lug — lug1 /lug/, v., lugged, lugging, n. v.t. 1. to pull or carry with force or effort: to lug a suitcase upstairs. 2. to introduce or interject in an inappropriate or irrelevant manner: to lug personalities into a discussion of philosophy. 3. (of a… …   Universalium

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