clod|hop|ping

clod|hop|ping
clod|hop|ping «KLOD HOP ihng», adjective.
Informal. boorish; oafish: »

The clodhopping philistine…had never heard of little grey cells, fine food, or psychology (Punch).


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • clod — clod·di·ness; clod·dish; clod·dy; clod·hop·per; clod·hop·per·ish; clod·hop·ping; clod·let; clod·ly; clod·pate; clod·pat·ed; clod; …   English syllables

  • hop — car·hop; cat·hop; clod·hop·per; clod·hop·per·ish; clod·hop·ping; grass·hop; hop; Hop·cal·ite; hop·er; hop·ing·ly; hop·kins·ian·ism; hop·lite; hop·lo·car·i·da; hop·lo·ceph·a·lus; hop·lo·nemertea; hop·lo·nemertini; hop·lo·pho·ne·us; hop·per·doz·er; …   English syllables

  • ping — clip·ping·ly; clod·hop·ping; cop·ping; dip·ping·ly; drop·ping·ly; en·trap·ping·ly; hop·ping·ly; im·ping·er; knap·ping; ku·ping; milk·sop·ping; or·ping·ton; pei·ping; rip·ping; rip·ping·ly; rue·ping; schap·ping; skip·ping·ly; snap·ping·ly;… …   English syllables

  • clodhopping — clod·hop·ping …   English syllables

  • Clodhopping — Clod hop ping, a. Boorish; rude. C. Bront[ e]. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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