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woodswoman

American  
[woodz-woom-uhn] / ˈwʊdzˌwʊm ən /

noun

  • woodswomen
    plural
  1. a woman accustomed to life in the woods and skilled in such things as using an axe, hunting, and trapping.


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Two doctors observe and try to communicate with a wild woodswoman in North Carolina.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2020

Bobbi was his mother, a wild-hearted tattooed woodswoman and survivalist who rode motorcycles, kept a garden, had native blood, believed in spirits and opened her home and heart to stray animals and children.

From Salon ● Feb. 27, 2014

But I'm afraid the task would take a doughtier woodswoman than me.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 19, 2012

These words were those of the woodswoman; the eyes that gazed into his were unwavering and hard.

From The Snowshoe Trail by Edison Marshall

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