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peckerwood

(pek′ər wo̵od′)

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noun

poor white: a term of contempt

Origin: inversion of woodpecker

See peckerwood in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Chiefly Southern U.S.

See woodpecker. See Regional Note at everwhere.

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