What does whopstraw mean?
Whopstraw means A rustic, a clod-hopper..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A rustic, a clod-hopper..
Charles had not been employed at Darracott Place above six months, but he was not such a whopstraw as to make the least noise in the performance of his duties when his lordship was out of humour.
Parker Clare became a flail-thresher, a whopstraw
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Whopstraw means A rustic, a clod-hopper..
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Charles had not been employed at Darracott Place above six months, but he was not such a whopstraw as to make the least noise in the performance of his duties when his lordship was out of humour.
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