Backwoodsmen

Backwoodsmen
Backwoodsman Back"woods"man, n.; pl. {Backwoodsmen}. A man living in the forest in or beyond the new settlements, especially on the western frontiers of the United States in former times. --Fisher Ames. [1913 Webster +PJC]

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