gravellern.
rare.
A proposition that ‘gravels’ one, a ‘poser’.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > act of perplexing > [noun] > source of confusion
apposalc1470
graveller1674
poser1793
twister1835
nonplusser1845
smog1954
mind-boggler1969
confusable1979
1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 106 For so he takes off the graveller, Indivisibile junctum indivisibili non facit majus.
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