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numskull definition

num·skull (num′skul′)

noun

  1. a stupid person; dolt; dunce
  2. Archaic the head of such a person

Etymology: num(b) + skull

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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