neck of woods
Example Sentences
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I know the mountain and the neck of woods around the summit.
From In Secret by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
"Didn't know you were down in this neck of woods, Waring," he said pleasantly, as they shook hands.
From Ridgway of Montana (Story of To-Day, in Which the Hero Is Also the Villain) by Raine, William MacLeod
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
After marching about a mile we came into a neck of woods and crossed an intersecting road which showed no wheel-tracks, but was rich in hoof-prints.
From The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 1 by Bierce, Ambrose
Some men meet the senders of this at Oysterman Dan’s, in neck of woods above Lower Point Gifford, to raid kidnapers’ roost from there, and effect rescue of young Anthony Sabaste.
From Radio Boys Loyalty Bill Brown Listens In by Whipple, Wayne
