English Explanatory Dictionary

ridge-runner

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An inhabitant of the Southern Appalachian region.
  2. A descendant of the above population.

Word forms

ridge-runner ridge-runners

Etymology

Recorded since 1917; from ridge (reference to the Appalachian mountain chain) + runner.

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