Meaning

1 senses

  1. (historical)In medieval Ireland, a bandit operating in the forest.

Origin

From wood + kern. Calque of Irish ceithearn choille.

From wood + kern. Calque of Irish ceithearn choille.

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Forms

plural: woodkerns
Singularwoodkern
Pluralwoodkerns

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
woodA2woodchuckwoodcutterwoodenA2woodlandwoodlousewoodpecker
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