stunpoll

English

Etymology

From stun +‎ poll.

Noun

stunpoll (plural stunpolls)

  1. bonehead, stupid person
    • 1871, Thomas Hardy, Desperate Remedies:
      The little stunpoll of a fellow couldn't call to mind more than that 'tis Miss Somebody of London.

References

James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Stunpoll”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.

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