| 释义 |
† prothodaw Obs. humorous nonce-wd.
[f. protho-, proto- + daw n. 2 a.]
A prime simpleton, a noodle of the first rank.
a1548Hall Chron., Hen. V 73 That an Arche foole can⁓not forge a lye for his pleasure, but a prothodawe wyll faine a glose to mainteine his folish fantasie. |