Ponocrates and Eudemon burst out in a laughing so heartily, that they had almost split with it, and given up the ghost, in rendering their souls to God: even just as Crassus did, seeing a lubberly ass eat thistles;.
clumsy and stupid; resembling a lubber (an inexperienced person)
Hyphenation
clum·sy and stupid; resembling a lub·ber (an in·ex·pe·ri·enced person)