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clay eater
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noun Usually Disparaging.
(in the South Atlantic States) a term used to refer to a poor, uneducated person from a rural area.
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Origin of clay eater
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
usage note for clay eater
This term refers to the eating of clay-rich dirt, a persistent custom among poor white and Black people in some rural areas of the South.
Words nearby clay eater
claybank, Clayborn, clay-colored robin, clay-colored sparrow, clay court, clay eater, clayey, clay flour, Clay, Henry, Claymation, clay mineral
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