old man of the woods
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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When he did, it was in a wonderfully scratchy bass voice that sounded like an old man of the woods telling a tale of those who had passed by his tree hundreds of years ago.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2015
She was not sure how much she did care for the hard old man of the woods.
From Joan of Arc of the North Woods by Day, Holman
My dogs closed round me and the girls at sight of that "old man of the woods," that awful apparition, ceased their laughter.
From Reminiscences of a Pioneer by Thompson, William, Colonel
One of the company gets himself up to represent the old man of the woods, the rest take the names of various animals, such as lion, tiger, leopard and so on.
From Games For All Occasions by Blain, Mary E.
Blackall did not deign to reply, but continued his impotent efforts to shake off his old man of the woods.
From Ernest Bracebridge School Days by Thomas, William I.
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