clodhopper
IPA: kɫˈɑdhɑpɝ
noun
- A strong shoe for heavy-duty use, a boot.
- (US) Any shoe construed (within a particular context) as ungainly.
- (military slang) United States Navy ankle length work shoes, distinct from dress shoes or combat boots.
- A peasant or yokel.
- (UK) A clumsy or foolish person.
- Wheatear: any of various passerine birds.
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Examples of "clodhopper" in Sentences
- He stumbled around in his oversized clodhoppers, making a racket with each heavy step
- The farmer wore his old clodhoppers to work in the muddy fields
- The clodhopper boots were so big, he had trouble fitting through the door
- She couldn't wait to kick off her clodhoppers and slip into some comfortable sandals
- His clodhoppers left deep imprints in the soft soil as he trudged through the field
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