noun
- Plural of chawbacon; rustic or country people; yokels or bumpkins.
Usage: archaic; chiefly British; often derogatory
Examples
- The city dwellers dismissed the villagers as mere chawbacons.
- In the 18th century, chawbacons were often portrayed as foolish in comedic plays.
- The term chawbacons reflected the urban prejudice against rural inhabitants.
- He refused to associate with what he called the local chawbacons.