Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Blockish; heavy; stupid; useless.
- noun A blockhead; a stupid or useless person.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Stupid; blockish.
- noun obsolete A blockhead.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
lurdane .
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Examples
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I am almost tempted to champion her cause, against such a lurdan as you, myself.
Swallow Barn, or A Sojourn in the Old Dominion. In Two Volumes. Vol. I. 1832
chained_bear commented on the word lurdan
"The corner of his mouth turned up, but without humor. 'The only thing I ken to Stephen Bonnet's credit is that he killed one o' yon lurdans.'"
—Diana Gabaldon, The Fiery Cross (NY: Bantam Dell, 2001), 1221
January 29, 2010