Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A poverty-stricken rural community.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[After Tobacco Road, a novel by Erskine Caldwell.]
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A squalid poverty-stricken rural area or community. (from WordCraft)
May 21, 2008