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lummox
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1825, East Anglian slang, perhaps from dumb ox , influenced by lumbering ; or from E. Anglian dialectal form of verb lummock "move heavily or clumsily," of uncertain origin.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A lummox is a clumsy or stupid person. Lummox may also refer to: Lummox , a 1923 novel by Fannie Hurst Lummox (film) , a 1930 film adaptation of the novel Lummox, the title character of the novel The Star Beast by Robert Heinlein
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lummox \Lum"mox\, n. A fat, ungainly, stupid person; an awkward bungler. [Low.]
Usage examples of lummox.
Egwene, as you may have guessed, this disgracefully unclothed lummox is my brother.
Bearing the glass and moving his huge feet carefully, Lummox walked over to where Dalton stood, but stopped just short.
She looked at Georgina in surprise, then her gaze shot to where the lummox was doubled over.
And now she was going to have to lug this lummox back to the living room couch.
Now he was the big lummox once more, and he just wanted to crawl away and lick his wounds.
By the time Margaret was ten she was almost as tall as her petite stepmother, and had always felt like a great lummox beside her.