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Backwoods
Meaning
Noun
●
Partly or
wholly
uncleared
forest
, especially in North America.
●
A
remote
or
sparsely
inhabited
region
, especially in North America;
away
from
big
towns
and from the influence of
modern
life.
Adj
●
Pertaining to the backwoods.
●
Rough,
uncouth
,
coarse
, or
crude
in social matters.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
backwoods
English
back
English
bak
Middle English (1100-1500)
bæc
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
woods
English
Sourced from
Etym
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