Dolt Definition
dōlt
dolts
noun
dolts
A stupid, slow-witted person; blockhead.
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Noun
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dolt
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doltsOrigin of Dolt
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First used as a noun in Early Modern English, from English dialectal dold (“stupid, confused”), from Middle English dold, a variant of dulled, dult (“dulled”), past participle of dullen, dollen (“to make dull, make stupid”), from dull, dul, dwal (“stupid”). More at dull.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English dulte from past participle of dullen to dull from dul dull dull
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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