peckerwood
[ pek-er-wood ]
noun
Midland and Southern U.S. woodpecker.
Southern U.S. Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. poor white.
adjective
Southern U.S. small or insignificant: He makes a living farming and running a peckerwood sawmill.
Origin of peckerwood
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How to use peckerwood in a sentence
Perhaps I didn't quite believe in the red-headed peckerwood myself just then, and felt unable to incarnate him to Matthew.
The Golden Bird | Maria Thompson DaviessMatthew lingered behind the others and helped me feed the old red ally and Mrs. Ewe and peckerwood Pup.
The Golden Bird | Maria Thompson DaviessYer see Doctr peckerwood want ter git sum news long wid de symptoms.
Bypaths in Dixie | Sarah Johnson CockeDoctr peckerwood ax him wharbouts he hut, an wharbouts he come fum, an whats his name, an whut he bin eatin?
Bypaths in Dixie | Sarah Johnson Cocke
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