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clodhopper

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clod⋅hop⋅per

[klod-hop-er]
–noun
1. a clumsy boor; rustic; bumpkin.
2. clodhoppers, strong, heavy shoes.

Origin:
1680–90; clod + hopper, modeled on grasshopper


1. hick, yokel, lout, hayseed, lummox.
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clod·hop·per   (klŏd'hŏp'ər)   
n.  
  1. A clumsy, coarse person; a bumpkin.

  2. A big heavy shoe.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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clodhopper

  1. n.
    a big shoe. : Wipe the mud off those clodhoppers before you come in here.
  2. n.
    a stupid person; a rural oaf. : You don't know it, but that clodhopper is worth about two million bucks.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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