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Definition of Hillfolk
1. people living among the hills [n]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hillfolk
Literary usage of Hillfolk
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Greek Leaders by Leslie White Hopkinson (1918)
"... and it was in his forced marches and hairbreadth adventures in the pursuit
and slaughter of these gallant hillfolk that Alexander showed how little his ..."
2. Our Young Folks by John Townsend Trowbridge, Lucy Larcom, Gail Hamilton (1872)
"It was owing to her Elf-nature that the maiden had the power of perceiving the
Prince, as the hillfolk were seldom visible to mortal eyes. ..."
3. The Age of the Fathers: Being Chapters in the History of the Church During by William Bright (1903)
"Moreover, the Donatist conventicle, commonly called hillfolk (a name that recalls
the Scottish Covenanters) because their meeting place was in a cave or ..."
4. Java, Facts and Fancies by Augusta de Wit (1905)
"They had an elastic gait, and the free carriage of the head peculiar to hillfolk.
Some of the young girls were absolutely pretty. ..."
5. A Group of Scottish Women by Harry Graham (1908)
"... gown by the wayside to warn the hillfolk, makes amends for a few unjust
caricatures. No doubt there was many a Gabriel Kettle- ..."
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