peckerwood

[ pek-er-wood ]

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noun

Southern U.S. small or insignificant:
He makes a living farming and running a peckerwood sawmill.

1825–35, Americanism; pecker + wood ¹; inversion of woodpecker

Perhaps I didn't quite believe in the red-headed Peckerwood myself just then, and felt unable to incarnate him to Matthew.

Matthew lingered behind the others and helped me feed the old red ally and Mrs. Ewe and Peckerwood Pup.

Yer see Doctr Peckerwood want ter git sum news long wid de symptoms.

Doctr Peckerwood ax him wharbouts he hut, an wharbouts he come fum, an whats his name, an whut he bin eatin?

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