PECKERWOOD

woodpecker, peckerwood, pecker

(noun) bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

peckerwood (plural peckerwoods)

(Southern US, slang) A woodpecker.

(Southern US) A peckerwood sawmill.

(US, offensive, slang) A white person, especially a Southerner, or one who is ignorant, rustic, or bigoted.

(prison slang) A white (male) inmate, especially one who is racist or who is a member of a race-based prison gang.

Synonyms

• (white person): See whitey

• (rustic): redneck

Anagrams

• woodpecker

Source: Wiktionary



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