baldpate

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

From bald + pate.

Old Father Baldpate, Say the slow bells at Aldgate. — Ring O' Roses: A Nursery Rhyme Picture Book, Unknown
Old Father Baldpate, Say the slow bells of Aldgate. — Harry's Ladder to Learning, Anonymous
The intonation of the little vocal bell-ringers alters with each line, "Pancakes and fritters, say the bells of St. Peter's," being sung to a quick tune and in a high key; "Old Father Baldpate, toll the slow bells of Aldgate," suggesting a very slow movement and a deep, low tone. — A History of Nursery Rhymes, Percy B. Green

baldhead, baldy

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