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Dodipoll :: Dodipoll (n.) A stupid person; a fool; a blockhead.

Nut :: Nut (n.) A perforated block (usually a small piece of metal), provided with an internal or female screw thread, used on a bolt, or screw, for tightening or holding something, or for transmitting motion. See Illust. of lst Bolt..

Clodpate :: Clodpate (n.) A blockhead; a dolt.

Belay :: Belay (v. t.) To lie in wait for with a view to assault. Hence: to block up or obstruct.

Vase :: Vase (n.) A vessel similar to that described in the first definition above, or the representation of one in a solid block of stone, or the like, used for an ornament, as on a terrace or in a garden. See Illust. of Niche..

Buzzard :: Buzzard (n.) A blockhead; a dunce.

Stop :: Stop (n.) A member, plain or molded, formed of a separate piece and fixed to a jamb, against which a door or window shuts. This takes the place, or answers the purpose, of a rebate. Also, a pin or block to prevent a drawer from sliding too far..

Chock :: Chock (n.) A wedge, or block made to fit in any space which it is desired to fill, esp. something to steady a cask or other body, or prevent it from moving, by fitting into the space around or beneath it..

Cuddy :: Cuddy (n.) A blockhead; a lout.

Tailblock :: Tailblock (n.) A block with a tail. See Tail, 9..

Brick :: Brick (n.) A block or clay tempered with water, sand, etc., molded into a regular form, usually rectangular, and sun-dried, or burnt in a kiln, or in a heap or stack called a clamp..

Runner :: Runner (n.) A rope rove through a block and used to increase the mechanical power of a tackle.

Blockheadism :: Blockheadism (n.) That which characterizes a blockhead; stupidity.

Stub :: Stub (n.) A log; a block; a blockhead.

Beetlehead :: Beetlehead (n.) A stupid fellow; a blockhead.

Plane :: Plane (a.) A block or plate having a perfectly flat surface, used as a standard of flatness; a surface plate..

Cry :: Cry (v. i.) The crackling noise made by block tin when it is bent back and forth.

Render :: Render (v. i.) To pass; to run; -- said of the passage of a rope through a block, eyelet, etc.; as, a rope renders well, that is, passes freely; also, to yield or give way..

Plug :: Plug (n.) A block of wood let into a wall, to afford a hold for nails..

Montoir :: Montoir (n.) A stone used in mounting a horse; a horse block.

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