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woodkern

UK/ˈwʊdkɜːn/US/ˈwʊdkɝn/

woodkern noun: in medieval Ireland, a bandit operating in the forest.

Noun

woodkern (plural woodkerns)

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

Forms of woodkern

pluralwoodkerns

Origin of woodkern

From wood + kern. Calque of Irish ceithearn choille.

Questions about woodkern

What does woodkern mean?
Woodkern means in medieval Ireland, a bandit operating in the forest.
What part of speech is woodkern?
Woodkern is a noun.
How do you pronounce woodkern?
Woodkern is pronounced /ˈwʊdkɝn/ (US).
What is the plural of woodkern?
The plural of woodkern is woodkerns.

Words near woodkern in the dictionary

  1. Woodings
  2. Woodins
  3. woodish
  4. woodjam
  5. woodjams
  6. woodkern
  7. woodkerns
  8. Woodkirk
  9. woodknacker
  10. woodknackers
  11. Woodlake

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