Addle-pate Definition

noun
1882, Frank Lee Benedict, Miss Alderly's Law-Suit, published in Peterson's Magazine, volumes 81-82, page 443.
Then he executed a war-dance, and at its close stepped before Crawford, regarded him for an instant, and croaked out.
"Addle-pate! Addle-pate!"
"Upon my word, I believe you are the foul fiend himself," muttered Mark.
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1910, Grace S. Richmond, Red Pepper Burns.
“Go to bed, and don't bother your addle pate about your neighbours. Can't a man cut up a few sticks without your coming to investigate?”
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Other Word Forms of Addle-pate

Noun

Singular:
addle-pate
Plural:
addle-pates

Origin of Addle-pate

  • addle (confuse, confused) + pate (head)

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