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clodhopper

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clod⋅hop⋅per

  [klod-hop-er]
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–noun
1. a clumsy boor; rustic; bumpkin.
2. clodhoppers, strong, heavy shoes.
Origin:
1680–90; clod + hopper, modeled on grasshopper

Synonyms:
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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