Meaning clodhopper
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clodhopper1690s, slang, "one who works on plowed land, a rustic," from clod (n.) + agent noun from hop (v.). Compare in a similar sense clod-breaker, clod-crusher; in this word perhaps a play on grass [..]
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clodhopperNoun. A large heavy shoe. [1830s] {Informal}
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clodhoppera heavy boot.
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clodhopper(n) a thick and heavy shoe
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clodhopperA farmer, who hops or walks amongst the clods. The cavalry call the infantry clodhoppers, because they have to walk instead of riding horseback.
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clodhopper
A strong shoe for heavy-duty use, a boot.
* '''1830''', Margaret Hundy, "First Epistle from Mrs. Margaret Hundy", ''The Lady's Magazine'':
*: ...who had got on his "hill shoes," as he calls a pair [..]
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