clodhopper

clodhopper
n
1. rustic, peasant, provincial, country cousin, countryman, hobnail; farmer, plowman, plowboy, chuff, son or tiller of the soil, swain, kern, gaffer, (in Egypt) fellah, (in Russia) muszhik or mujick, (in Spanish A merica and South western U. S.) peon, A r-chaic. hind; yokel, bumpkin, country bumpkin, hawbuck, Dial. lumpkin, Often Disparaging. hillbilly, Disparaging. bogtrotter, Inf. chawbacon, Inf. cider squeezer, Sl. hick, Sl. woodhick, Sl. rube, Sl. hayseed, Sl. hoosier, Fr. Sl. truffe.
2. clodhoppers
brogans, brogues, heavy shoes, clumsy footgear, work shoes or boots, construction boots, hiking shoes or boots, Sl. gunboats, Sl. combat boots

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  • Clodhopper — Clod hop per, n. A rude, rustic fellow. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • clodhopper — 1690s, slang, one who works on plowed land, from CLOD (Cf. clod) + agent noun from HOP (Cf. hop). Perhaps a play on grasshopper. Sense extended by 1836 to the shoes worn by such workers …   Etymology dictionary

  • clodhopper — bumpkin, hick, yokel, rube, *boor, lout, clown, churl …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • clodhopper — ► NOUN informal 1) a large, heavy shoe. 2) a foolish, awkward, or clumsy person …   English terms dictionary

  • clodhopper — [kläd′häp΄ər] n. [ CLOD + HOPPER, ? by assoc. with GRASSHOPPER] 1. a plowman 2. a clumsy, stupid person; lout 3. a coarse, heavy shoe, like a plowman s …   English World dictionary

  • Clodhopper — Things named clodhopper include: Clodhopper candies a type of fudge covered graham wafer. Clodhopper shoes a variety of heavy boots. Clodhopper (band) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an in …   Wikipedia

  • clodhopper — UK [ˈklɒdˌhɒpə(r)] / US [ˈklɑdˌhɑpər] noun [countable] Word forms clodhopper : singular clodhopper plural clodhoppers informal 1) clodhoppers [plural] humorous large heavy shoes 2) old fashioned someone who often accidentally breaks things or… …   English dictionary

  • clodhopper — 1. n. a big shoe. □ Wipe the mud off those clodhoppers before you come in here. □ Look at the clodhoppers she’s wearing! 2. n. a stupid person; a rural oaf. □ Some clodhopper came into town and fell in with the wrong crowd …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • Clodhopper (candy) — Clodhoppers are crunchy, fudge covered graham clusters. They are marketed by the Kraves Candy Co., located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. They are available in vanilla, chocolate, dark chocolate, dark chocolate fudge, and trademarked Cookies… …   Wikipedia

  • clodhopper — noun Date: 1709 1. a clumsy and uncouth rustic 2. a large heavy work shoe or boot …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • clodhopper — /klod hop euhr/, n. 1. a clumsy boor; rustic; bumpkin. 2. clodhoppers, strong, heavy shoes. [1680 90; CLOD + HOPPER, modeled on GRASSHOPPER] Syn. 1. hick, yokel, lout, hayseed, lummox. * * * …   Universalium

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