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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blockpate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
block-pate
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stupid person; a blockhead.

Colloquial; Obsolete

Etymology

block + pate

Usage

Inflected Forms

blockpates (plural)

Questions

What does blockpate mean?
A stupid person; a blockhead.
Where does blockpate come from?
block + pate

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