strong woods
(also strong wood) Canadian
noun
A region of thick afforestation; frequently attributive, especially in the names of North American peoples.
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in Handbook of North American Indians. With reference to North American peoples after Canadian French bois fort; compare Plains Cree sakâwiyiniwak, lit. ‘woodland people’.
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- five finger
- five-finger discount
- five-finger exercise
- five fingers
- fivefold
- five hundred
- five Ks
- Five Nations
- Five-O
- five o'clock shadow
- five-oh
- Five Pillars of Islam
- fiver
- fives
- five-second rule
- five senses
- fivesome
- five-spice
- five-spice powder
- five-star
- fivestones
- five-year plan
- fix
- fixable