Leatherstocking
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A man who develops survival skills in order to live in the wild, away from civilization.
Etymology
Nickname of Natty Bumppo, the protagonist of James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales, who grew up with Native Americans and adopted their customs; from leather + stocking.
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