Goatwalking

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A form of nomadic wildland living, travelling with goats and milking them for food, put forward as an alternative to modern living. uncountable

    "The goatwalker is a runaway slave who knows how to live off the land. Naturally, therefore, he will feel sympathy for his fellow cimarrons—and Jim Corbett's own goatwalking has always had that dimension."

Example

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"The goatwalker is a runaway slave who knows how to live off the land. Naturally, therefore, he will feel sympathy for his fellow cimarrons—and Jim Corbett's own goatwalking has always had that dimension."

Etymology

From goat + walking, introduced by James A. Corbett.

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