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backwoods

noun as in forests; land distant from settled area

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They paid the midwife $7.50 for me — this was in the backwoods of Louisiana.”

A hiker who was lost in the backwoods of British Columbia for more than five weeks has been found alive.

From BBC

He looks like the backwoods version of a wise wizard from the movies.

If you don’t know Atkins’ backstory, it’s a lot like Dolly Parton’s — smart but poor kid in a backwoods cabin, no running water, few prospects, and a lot of heart.

One day, some newly arrived riflemen from backwoods Virginia were walking through the yards at Harvard.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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