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Meaning of peckerwood

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

peckerwood

Pronunciation:/ˈpɛkəwʊd/

noun

Definitions

  1. A woodpecker.

  2. A peckerwood sawmill.

  3. A white person, especially a Southerner, or one who is ignorant, rustic, or bigoted.

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