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Where did the slang term Neck of the woods originate?

April 26, 2017neck originate Slang term woods

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Where did the slang term Neck of the woods originate?

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Early American settlers seem to have seen the same animal’s neck in a narrow stand of trees or a logged settlement on the edge of a woods. Hence, your “neck of the woods” was your home or neighborhood.