Inwood
verb
verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To hide in the woods. archaic, transitive
"One of the company knew a respectable young couple inwooded far enough from the ravine to make it improbable that the unwelcome spirit should take a stroll that way; and he proposed that they should forthwith proceed thither."
Example
More examples"One of the company knew a respectable young couple inwooded far enough from the ravine to make it improbable that the unwelcome spirit should take a stroll that way; and he proposed that they should forthwith proceed thither."
Etymology
From in- + wood.
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