clodhopper vs shoehorn

clodhopper

noun
  • Any kind of shoe. 

  • A strong shoe for heavy-duty use, a boot. 

  • A peasant or yokel. 

  • Wheatear; any of various passerine birds. 

  • A clumsy or foolish person. 

  • United States Navy ankle length work shoes, distinct from dress shoes or combat boots. 

shoehorn

noun
  • A smooth tool that assists in putting the foot into a shoe, by sliding the heel in after the toe is in place. This reduces discomfort and damage to the back of the shoe. By slipping it into the back of the shoe behind the heel, the user prevents the heel from squashing down the back of the shoe and causing difficulty; instead the heel slides down the smooth shoehorn, which then comes out easily once the foot is in place. 

  • Anything by which a transaction is facilitated; a medium. 

verb
  • To use a shoehorn. 

  • To force (something) into (a tight space); to squeeze (something) into (a schedule, etc); to exert great effort to insert or include (something); to include (something) despite potent reasons not to. 

  • To force some current event into alignment with some (usually unconnected) agenda, especially when it is fallacious. 

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