jobbernowl

jobbernowl
a) a persons head, particularly if misshapen or blocky

[She...] bathed his jobbernowl thrice in the fountain; then threw a handful of meal on his phiz [...]

b) a stupid person; a blockhead

His toggery was that of a member of the prize ring – what we now call a “belcher” bound his throat – a spotted fogle bandaged his jobbernowl, and shaded his right peeper, while a white beaver crowned the occiput of the Magus.


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  • Jobbernowl — Job ber*nowl , n. [OE. jobbernoule, fr. jobarde a stupid fellow; cf. E. noll.] A blockhead. [Colloq. & Obs.] H. Taylor. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • jobbernowl — A stupid fellow. A blockhead. Not a neologism, but a good word nonetheless. The website given sends out a newsletter; this cool word was in a recent one. Only a jobbernowl would quote from the World Wide Words newsletter without reproducing the… …   Dictionary of american slang

  • jobbernowl — A stupid fellow. A blockhead. Not a neologism, but a good word nonetheless. The website given sends out a newsletter; this cool word was in a recent one. Only a jobbernowl would quote from the World Wide Words newsletter without reproducing the… …   Dictionary of american slang

  • jobbernowl — n. (Slang) idiot, stupid person …   English contemporary dictionary

  • jobbernowl — n. (Low comic.) Simpleton, fool. See dunce …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • jobbernowl — job·ber·nowl …   English syllables

  • jobbernowl — ˈjäbə(r)ˌnōl noun ( s) Etymology: probably alteration of obsolete jobard blockhead (from Middle English, from Middle French, from Job, Old Testament patriarch + Middle French …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Fool — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Fool >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 fool fool idiot tomfool wiseacre simpleton witling dizzard donkey ass Sgm: N 1 ninny ninny ninnyhammer Sgm: N 1 chowderhead …   English dictionary for students

  • jabbernowl — ˈjäbə(r)ˌnōl, ˈjab variant of jobbernowl * * * jabbernowl variant of jobbernowl …   Useful english dictionary

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