Amber from Charlotte, North Carolina, wonders why big, heavy shoes are called clodhoppers. Originally, clodhopper was an insulting term aimed at rustics or rubes, a reference to farmers who must literally step over clods of dirt to do with work. It...
whickerbill n. 1. (the foreskin of) a penis; 2. an unsophisticated person or rustic; 3. a thin, raised edge on a airfoil or fan blade that adds downward force. Also wicker bill, whickerbill, wickerbill. Editorial Note: Similar synonyms for the first...
