neck of woods
Example Sentences
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Bankers are bound to be broad-gauged, intelligent, and conservative, so I would go to him and get at the ancient history of this neck of woods.
From Crooked Trails by Remington, Frederic
The beggars were trying to approach unseen, though, I guess, for they were sneaking round a neck of woods so as to take advantage of that arroyo that runs almost up to the mine.
From The Border Boys Across the Frontier by Goldfrap, John Henry
"No, by the neck of woods under the peak."
From In Secret by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
He an’ I, Nuck, trapped this neck of woods together before the settlement was started.
From With Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga by Foster, W. Bertram
Slim and I hiked out to a neck of woods just beyond town, and there was the push, a score of husky hobos, charmingly located on the bank of a little purling stream.
From Moon-Face by London, Jack
