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Dolt vs Tolt - What's the difference?

dolt | tolt |

As nouns the difference between dolt and tolt

is that dolt is (pejorative) a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard while tolt is (uk|legal|obsolete) a writ by which a cause pending in a court baron was removed into a country court or tolt can be .

As verbs the difference between dolt and tolt

is that dolt is (obsolete) to behave foolishly while tolt is .

dolt

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (pejorative) A stupid person; a blockhead or dullard.
  • * c. 1603 ,
    • O gull! O dolt ! As ignorant as dirt!
  • * Drayton
    • This Puck seems but a dreaming dolt .

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * doltish

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To behave foolishly.
    • (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

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    tolt

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) (lena) (tolta), from (etyl) (lena) (tollere) to take away.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK, legal, obsolete) A writ by which a cause pending in a court baron was removed into a country court.
    • (Cowell)

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • Verb

    (en verb)
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