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Definition of Peckerwood
1. Noun. Bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects.
Exact synonyms: Pecker, Woodpecker
Generic synonyms: Piciform Bird
Group relationships: Family Picidae, Picidae
Specialized synonyms: Green Woodpecker, Picus Viridis, Downy Woodpecker, Flicker, Campephilus Principalis, Ivory-billed Woodpecker, Ivorybill, Melanerpes Erythrocephalus, Redhead, Redheaded Woodpecker, Sapsucker, Wryneck, Piculet
Generic synonyms: Piciform Bird
Group relationships: Family Picidae, Picidae
Specialized synonyms: Green Woodpecker, Picus Viridis, Downy Woodpecker, Flicker, Campephilus Principalis, Ivory-billed Woodpecker, Ivorybill, Melanerpes Erythrocephalus, Redhead, Redheaded Woodpecker, Sapsucker, Wryneck, Piculet
Definition of Peckerwood
1. Noun. (Southern US slang) A woodpecker. ¹
2. Noun. (Southern US) A peckerwood sawmill. ¹
3. Noun. (US offensive slang) A white person, especially a Southerner, or one who is ignorant or rustic. ¹
4. Noun. (context: prison slang) A white (male) inmate, especially one who is racist or who is a member of a race-based prison gang. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Peckerwood
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