DCHP-2
wood rover Obs. DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
an unlicensed trader who ranged the forest in search of furs.
See also: coureur de bois (def. 1)
- 1687 (1948) His Most Christian Ma[jes]tie. hath last of all given his order to Prevent the Incurtions of whose which wee call Woodrovers or People without Tolleration. . . .
- 1687 (1948) His Most Christian Ma[jes]tie. hath last of all given his order to Prevent the Incurtions of whose which wee call Woodrovers or People without Tolleration. . . .