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GUEST,fantum Folklore: Yorkshire dialect question (42) RE: Folklore: Yorkshire dialect question 26 Mar 08


Could it be Clodhop which would be a shoe
Though I would use the term Clodhopper to describe someone thats clumsy with his feet

Clodhoppers are heavy, leather broad-bottomed shoes worn by farm persons. The broad soles of the shoes permit the foot to span lumpy clods left from plowing and other cultivating. Hence, there was born the idea that the shoe enabled feet to hop over clods.

Some Americans living in the South, as well as many African Americans use the term "clodhoppers" to refer to any kind of shoes.


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