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backwoodsman

[bak-woodz-muhn] / ˈbækˈwʊdz mən /


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He managed to keep working in small projects in theater, films and TV, returning to the mainstream in 1983 with “Cross Creek,” in which he played table-smashing backwoodsman Marsh Turner.

From Fox News Jul. 10, 2019

“I felt every bit a backwoodsman, and it threw me off the mark.”

From The New Yorker Feb. 5, 2017

The Descent works so well because it adds a creepy Darwinian overtone to the well-worn horror staple of the inbred, bestial backwoodsman.

From The Guardian Oct. 25, 2016

Among them were “The Hunt,” in which a recently deceased backwoodsman is saved by his beloved hunting dog from accidentally wandering into Hell.

From Time Mar. 25, 2016

The conversation of the old backwoodsman was both illuminating and amusing.

From The Corner House Girls Snowbound by Grace Brooks Hill

He was more than capable of inspiring his fellow rough-hewn backwoodsmen to join his command and leading them into battle, often to their detriment, but great leadership is only one aspect of command.

From Slate Mar. 5, 2022

Taxidermy, long the domain of backwoodsmen and museum employees, is enjoying a vogue lately among young urbanites, due in part to a back-to-the-land revival that also favors beards, flannel and butchery workshops.

From New York Times Dec. 8, 2010

The blunt backwoodsmen blurt out their resentment at not being allowed to go home, kill some wild meat for their families and return to fight in the spring.

From Time Magazine Archive

When backwoodsmen, called for jury duty, expressed surprise at hearing that Chief Aderholt was dead, Judge Barnhill snapped: "Where are you gentlemen from?"

From Time Magazine Archive

They were Wellington's veterans, and must have felt humiliated enough to be thus compelled to flee before a few rough backwoodsmen, as they considered Jackson's troops.

From Elsie at Viamede by Martha Finley




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