noun. That portion of a carpenter's plane which is immediately behind the plane-iron.

adjective. Native to or located in a remote rural location.

adjective. Rustic, unsophisticated, countrified.

"It is not easy to bring home the extent of this diversity to those who are not familiar with the physical condition of a Europe which was as yet largely in the 'backwood' stage of exploitation."

to drive the backwood up  

backwoods  

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