subs. (old).—A lout; a dullard: see BUFFLE and CABBAGE-HEAD.
1659. MASSINGER, The City Madam, iii. 1. Ding. He is no PIG-SCONCE mistress. Secret. He has an excellent headpiece.
1879. G. MEREDITH, The Egoist, xxxvii. These representatives of the PIG-SCONCES of the population.
