Backwoodsmen

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Backwoodsman \Back"woods"man\, n.; pl. {Backwoodsmen}.
     A man living in the forest in or beyond the new settlements,
     especially on the western frontiers of the United States in
     former times. --Fisher Ames.
     [1913 Webster +PJC]