† hoballn.
Obsolete.
A clown, fool, idiot.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > stupid person, dolt, blockhead > lout, oaf, booby > [noun]
lubber1362
looby1377
howfing?a1513
slouch?1518
bowberta1522
knuckylbonyarda1529
lob1533
lout1548
patch1549
hoballa1556
lilburnea1556
lobcocka1556
chub1558
hick1565
lourd1579
peasant1581
clown1583
lubbard1586
lumberer1593
lump1597
blooterc1600
boobyc1600
lob-coat1604
hoy1607
bacon-brainsa1635
alcatote1638
oaf1638
kelf1665
brute1670
dowf1722
gawky1724
chuckle1731
chuckle-head1731
John Trott1753
stega1823
lummoxa1825
gawk1837
country jakea1854
guffin1862
galoot1866
stot1877
lobster1896
mutt1900
palooka1920
schlub1950
a1556 N. Udall Ralph Roister Doister (?1566) iii. iii. sig. D.iiij Ye are such a calfe, such an asse, such a blocke, Such a lilburne, such a hoball, such a lobcocke.
1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Eii/1 A Cobbel, dullard, hæbes, bardus. An Hobbel, idem.
?1577 F. T. Debate Pride & Lowlines sig. Dviiv The worst of them no howball, ne no foole.
1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Hobbil, a fool.
1847–78 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words Hob-hald, a foolish clown. North.
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