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oaf
Part of speech: NounA foolish child, or idiot, left by fairies in place of another who is carried off by them; a dolt.
Usage examples "oaf":- By some accident, he wore a full suit of black that night- black velvet coat, and black silk small- clothes- perhaps to render himself less conspicuous; but he was a man to be noted in a crowd because of his beauty, even if he had been the veriest oaf alive- or marked out for a great man, if he had been as ugly as I am. - "Francezka", Molly Elliot Seawell.
- I couldn't take my eyes from my plate at meals without catching sight of that oaf. - "The Confessions of Arsène Lupin", Maurice Leblanc.
- You've given me a pretty run, you oaf! - "The Secret of Sarek", Maurice Leblanc.