Backwood
//ˈbækˌwʊd// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Native to or located in a remote rural location. not-comparable
"The house itself, although far more spacious and comfortable than the majority of backwood farmhouses, was built in the usual fashion, of solid logs, and was evidently designed to resist attack."
- 2 Rustic, unsophisticated, countrified. not-comparable
"Here, after supper, most of the company stretched themselves in backwood style, before the fire; but Washington was shown into a bedroom."
Example
More examples"The house itself, although far more spacious and comfortable than the majority of backwood farmhouses, was built in the usual fashion, of solid logs, and was evidently designed to resist attack."
Etymology
From back + wood; compare backwater.
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