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lummox

The origin and history of lummox.

Etymology

The origin is unknown. It is first recorded in 1825 in East Anglian slang, and may come from “dumb ox”, influenced by lumbering, or from — or be cognate with — the dialectal verb lummock (“move about heavily or clumsily”), itself of uncertain origin.

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