Clown
n.
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A man of coarse nature and manners; an awkward fellow; an ill-bred person; a boor.
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One who works upon the soil; a rustic; a churl.
The clown, the child of nature, without guile.
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The fool or buffoon in a play, circus, etc.
The clown shall make those laugh whose lungs are tickle o'the sere.
Clown
v. i.
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To act as a clown; -- with it. [Obs.]
Beshrew me, he clowns it properly indeed.