ridge-runner

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

ridge-runner (plural ridge-runners)

  1. (US) An inhabitant of the Southern Appalachian region.
  2. A descendant of the above population.
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