Backwoods

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.3 Reference 1.4 Derived terms

English

Etymology

From back + woods

Noun

backwoods (pl)

1. Partly or wholly uncleared forest
2. A remote or sparesely inhabited region; away from big towns and from the influence of modern life

Reference

• Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (G & C. Merriam Co., 1913, edited by Noah Porter), ARTFL version at [1]

Derived terms

• backwoodsman

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