noun
clodhopper
Clodhopper (noun) means a sturdy, heavy boot made for tough work.
noun
1
A sturdy, heavy boot made for tough work.
2
A shoe that looks clumsy or awkward in a given setting.
3
A type of ankle-length work boot once worn by the United States Navy.
"Smiling Jim Mead of New York tries on his GI clodhopper boots. He decided to return them "because we couldn't make any altitude with those aboard.""
— , Senators go global: Five will fly to all fronts (1943)
4
A word used for large feet, or for the foot of someone who is clumsy.
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Etymology
Compound of clod + hopper (agentive form of the verb hop). Perhaps affected by analogy with grasshopper. The term originated in the 17th century as a derogatory name for a farm laborer—someone who "hopped" (stomped) over "clods" of earth; attested in the sense of "peasant" since the seventeenth century; the extended sense of "boot" or "shoe" dates from the nineteenth century. While originating in Britain, the term survives most strongly in Southern/Appalachian speech.
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What is the meaning of clodhopper?
"clodhopper" (noun) means a sturdy, heavy boot made for tough work.
What is another word for clodhopper?
Other words for "clodhopper" include brogan, brogue.
What are the different meanings of clodhopper?
"clodhopper" has 3 main meanings: 1. A sturdy, heavy boot made for tough work; 2. A shoe that looks clumsy or awkward in a given setting; 3. A type of ankle-length work boot once worn by the United States Navy.
