Green’s Dictionary of Slang

a yokel, an unsophisticated peasant.

[1588		L. Humphrey A view of the Romish hydra 121: The country gnuffes, Hob, Dick, & Hick / With clubs and clouted shoone].
a.1633		R.B. In Memoriam, Donne’s Poems 401: A Macaroon And no way fit to speake to clouted shoone [N].
1677		G. Miege A new dictionary French and English : A Clouted shoon, Paisan qui porte des souliers tout serrés de clous.
c.1698		B.E. Dict. Canting Crew.
1737, 1759, 1760, 1776		Bailey Universal Etym. Eng. Dict.
1785, 1788, 1796		Grose Classical Dict. of the Vulgar Tongue n.p.: High shoon, or clouted shoon, a country clown.
1811		Lex. Balatronicum [as cit. 1785].