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tiger country

tiger country noun: dense rough.

Noun

tiger country (uncountable)

  1. (slang) Dense rough.
    • These open holes are followed by an adventurous hole of 323 yards that takes the player through some real tiger country on the left and private property on the right.1950, William Galbraith, Pestwick St. Nicholas Golf Club, page 54
    • The approach shot is uphill, guarded by bunkers, so if you miss it you're on your own in "tiger" country.1991, William H. Davis, Sally Peters, The world's best golf, page 286
    Synonyms:
    jungle

Synonyms of tiger country

Questions about tiger country

What does tiger country mean?
Tiger country means dense rough.
What part of speech is tiger country?
Tiger country is a noun.

Words near tiger country in the dictionary

  1. tiger cats
  2. tiger chair
  3. tiger chairs
  4. tiger civet
  5. tiger civets
  6. tiger country
  7. tiger cub
  8. tiger cubs
  9. tiger economies
  10. tiger economy
  11. tiger eye

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