backwoodsn.

/ˈbakˈwʊdz/

Etymology: < back adj.

Wild, uncleared forest-land; e.g. that of North America. Also a remote and sparsely inhabited region.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > part of country or district > [noun] > remote or outlying area

nookc1480

out-country1639

outland1645

remoteness1694

backwoods1709

back county1775

remote1838

Mountains of the Moon1852

nowhere1871

the sticks1899

way back1901

downstate1905

back o' Bourke1918

far-back1926

woop woop1926

boohai?1946

bundu1946

Dogpatch1946

outback1954

toolies1961

upstate1965

Watford1973

1709 J. Lawson New Voy. Carolina 139 He [sc. the pheasant] haunts the back Woods, and is seldom found near the Inhabitants.

1742 Cal. Virginia St. Papers I. 235 Severil of ous that were the first settlers of these back woods.

1768 Boston Gaz. 25 Jan. The chain of forts through the back woods.

1775 Pennsylv. Gaz. 16 Aug. 3/2 Upwards of 130 Men from the Mountains and back Woods.

1807 Repertory (Boston) 15 Dec. The members from the back woods seem to be the deepest skilled and most active men in Congress.

1832 F. Trollope Domest. Manners Amer. (ed. 2) I. xv. 233 The prospect of passing a night in the back woods of Indiana was by no means agreeable.

1834 Chambers's Jrnl. 3 40 Your widely-circulated Journal having even reached these backwoods.

1865 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire (new ed.) IV. xxxix. 389 The latest conquests of Rome annexed the backwoods of Gaul.

Compounds

General attributive. Also backwood. Also in combinations, as backwoods-trained adj.; backwoods peer = backwoodsman n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > English or British parliament > [noun] > Member of Parliament > types of member of House of Lords

law-lord1773

lay lord1863

backwoodsman1909

overlord1951

backwoods peer1956

1784 J. F. D. Smyth Tour U.S.A. I. i. 12 The American soldiery, chiefly then back-woods riflemen.

1822 J. Flint Lett. from Amer. 207 His live-stock soon becomes much more numerous than that of his back-wood predecessor.

1863 P. Ruysdale Pilgrimage over Prairies II. 107 Enjoying ourselves in the approved backwoods fashion.

1905 E. W. Hornung Thief in Night 110 Parrington, the backwoods novelist..one of the shaggiest dogs I have ever seen in evening dress.

1921 Gill & Valentine Govt. & People x. 105 ‘Backwoods’ Peers, who take little interest in politics.

1927 J. A. Spender Life, Journalism & Politics I. 236 The backwoods peers said that if they had to submit they would rather go down fighting than have their privileges bartered away in secret.

1942 W. Faulkner Go down, Moses & Other Stories 204 Ashby..leads a handful of troops he never saw before against an entrenched position of backwoods-trained riflemen.

1956 A. L. Rowse Early Churchills 109 Lord Belasyse, who—though a backwoods Catholic peer—was not without nous.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	backwoods
释义	backwoodsn. /ˈbakˈwʊdz/ Etymology: < back adj. Wild, uncleared forest-land; e.g. that of North America. Also a remote and sparsely inhabited region. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > part of country or district > [noun] > remote or outlying area nookc1480 out-country1639 outland1645 remoteness1694 backwoods1709 back county1775 remote1838 Mountains of the Moon1852 nowhere1871 the sticks1899 way back1901 downstate1905 back o' Bourke1918 far-back1926 woop woop1926 boohai?1946 bundu1946 Dogpatch1946 outback1954 toolies1961 upstate1965 Watford1973 1709 J. Lawson New Voy. Carolina 139 He [sc. the pheasant] haunts the back Woods, and is seldom found near the Inhabitants. 1742 Cal. Virginia St. Papers I. 235 Severil of ous that were the first settlers of these back woods. 1768 Boston Gaz. 25 Jan. The chain of forts through the back woods. 1775 Pennsylv. Gaz. 16 Aug. 3/2 Upwards of 130 Men from the Mountains and back Woods. 1807 Repertory (Boston) 15 Dec. The members from the back woods seem to be the deepest skilled and most active men in Congress. 1832 F. Trollope Domest. Manners Amer. (ed. 2) I. xv. 233 The prospect of passing a night in the back woods of Indiana was by no means agreeable. 1834 Chambers's Jrnl. 3 40 Your widely-circulated Journal having even reached these backwoods. 1865 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire (new ed.) IV. xxxix. 389 The latest conquests of Rome annexed the backwoods of Gaul. Compounds General attributive. Also backwood. Also in combinations, as backwoods-trained adj.; backwoods peer = backwoodsman n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > English or British parliament > [noun] > Member of Parliament > types of member of House of Lords law-lord1773 lay lord1863 backwoodsman1909 overlord1951 backwoods peer1956 1784 J. F. D. Smyth Tour U.S.A. I. i. 12 The American soldiery, chiefly then back-woods riflemen. 1822 J. Flint Lett. from Amer. 207 His live-stock soon becomes much more numerous than that of his back-wood predecessor. 1863 P. Ruysdale Pilgrimage over Prairies II. 107 Enjoying ourselves in the approved backwoods fashion. 1905 E. W. Hornung Thief in Night 110 Parrington, the backwoods novelist..one of the shaggiest dogs I have ever seen in evening dress. 1921 Gill & Valentine Govt. & People x. 105 ‘Backwoods’ Peers, who take little interest in politics. 1927 J. A. Spender Life, Journalism & Politics I. 236 The backwoods peers said that if they had to submit they would rather go down fighting than have their privileges bartered away in secret. 1942 W. Faulkner Go down, Moses & Other Stories 204 Ashby..leads a handful of troops he never saw before against an entrenched position of backwoods-trained riflemen. 1956 A. L. Rowse Early Churchills 109 Lord Belasyse, who—though a backwoods Catholic peer—was not without nous. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1709
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