First Known Use: 1904
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peckerwood
noun peck·er·wood \ˈpe-kər-ˌwu̇d\
Definition of PECKERWOOD
often disparaging : a rural white Southerner
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Origin of PECKERWOOD
probably inversion of woodpecker
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