Peckerwood — (or simply Wood) is a pejorative slang term coined in the 19th century by southern Black Americans to describe poor whites. This word is still widely used by southern blacks to refer to southern whites. [http://www.adl.org/hate symbols/peckerwood … Wikipedia
peckerwood — ☆ peckerwood [pek′ər wood΄ ] n. [inversion of WOODPECKER] Dial. POOR WHITE: a term of contempt … English World dictionary
peckerwood — /pek euhr wood /, n. 1. Midland and Southern U.S. woodpecker. 2. Southern U.S. Slang (disparaging and offensive). See poor white. adj. 3. Southern U.S. small or insignificant: He makes a living farming and running a peckerwood sawmill. [1825 35,… … Universalium
peckerwood — peck•er•wood [[t]ˈpɛk ərˌwʊd[/t]] n. usage: peckerwood is a dialectal term. It is used with disparaging intent and is perceived as insulting. dial. off Southern U.S. sl.: disp. and off. poor white • Etymology: 1825–35, amer.; inversion of… … From formal English to slang
Peckerwood Garden — is a Garden Conservation Foundation garden located in Hempstead, Texas. The garden was founded by John G. Fairey, who gathered seeds of rare and endangered plants through a series of expeditions into Mexico.The garden is located between Austin… … Wikipedia
Peckerwood Knob Cabins — (Big Cedar,США) Категория отеля: 2 звездочный отель Адрес: 63347 Hawk Lane, B … Каталог отелей
peckerwood mill — noun or peckerwood sawmill chiefly South : a small usually portable sawmill characterized by slipshod equipment and operation … Useful english dictionary
peckerwood sawmill — noun see peckerwood mill … Useful english dictionary
peckerwood — noun Etymology: probably inversion of woodpecker Date: 1904 often disparaging a rural white Southerner … New Collegiate Dictionary
peckerwood — noun /ˈpɛkəwʊd/ A white person, especially a Southerner, or when regarded as ignorant or rustic. All the time I was stretched out on the infirmary cot I kept looking at the blank walls and seeing the mean, murdering faces of those Southern… … Wiktionary
