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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun   Same as 
dunderhead . 
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun   See 
dunderhead . 
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- noun   
dunderhead  
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Examples
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By the first, many a smatterer acquires the reputation of a man of quick parts; by the other, many a dunderpate, like the owl, the stupidest of birds, comes to be considered the very type of wisdom.
Washington Irving 2004
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By the first many a smatterer acquires the reputation of a man of quick parts; by the other many a dunderpate, like the owl, the stupidest of birds, comes to be considered the very type of wisdom.
Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8 Charles Herbert Sylvester
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By the first, many a smatterer acquires the reputation of a man of quick parts; by the other, many a dunderpate, like the owl, the stupidest of birds, comes to be considered the very type of wisdom.
Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor Volume I Various 1900
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By the first, many a smatterer acquires the reputation of a man of quick parts; by the other, many a dunderpate, like the owl, the stupidest of birds, comes to be considered the very type of wisdom.
The Wit and Humor of America, Volume I. (of X.) Various 1887
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By the first, many a smatterer acquires the reputation of a man of quick parts; by the other, many a dunderpate, like the owl, the stupidest of birds, comes to be considered the very type of wisdom.
Washington Irving Warner, Charles D 1881
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By the first, many a smatterer acquires the reputation of a man of quick parts; by the other, many a dunderpate, like the owl, the stupidest of birds, comes to be considered the very type of wisdom.
The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of Charles Dudley Warner Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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By the first, many a smatterer acquires the reputation of a man of quick parts; by the other, many a dunderpate, like the owl, the stupidest of birds, comes to be considered the very type of wisdom.
Washington Irving Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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By the first many a smatterer acquires the reputation of a man of quick parts; by the other many a dunderpate, like the owl, the stupidest of birds, comes to be considered the very type of wisdom.
Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete Washington Irving 1821
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But oh, thou gull -- thou dunderpate -- thou losel knave, to lose one line moved by her sweet fingers.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 (of 2) John Roby 1821
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Reviewing 2.4.4.0 (Apr 14, 2009) @ cowgar: why on earth do you start a "thread" about nero burning rom, telling us how good this app is and then expose yourself being a dunderpate by rating imgburn 1 star, just for being an application you don't know how to handle or explain it to your friends. oic - you said, you don't burn a lot. why burning at all? go and buy yourself a
Fileforum 2009
 
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