alcatote

English

Alternative forms

alkithole
alkitotle

Etymology

Unknown. The beginning may be related to elk or auk.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈælkətəʊt/

Noun

alcatote (plural alcatotes)

(obsolete, UK, dialect) A foolish oaf.
- 1636, John Ford, The Fancies Chaste and Noble
  Why, you know I [am] an ignorant, […] an oaf, a simple alcatote, an innocent.

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