woodkern

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US/ˈwʊdkɝn/UK/ˈwʊdkɜːn/

noun

In medieval Ireland, a bandit operating in the forest.

OriginIrish ceithearn choille →
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Meanings

nounwoodkern (plural woodkerns)

plural woodkerns

  1. historicalIn medieval Ireland, a bandit operating in the forest.

Origin

  1. Irishceithearn choille
  2. Englishwoodkern

From wood + kern. Calque of Irish ceithearn choille.

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Translations

Irish ceithearn choille
  • ceithearn choillebandit operating in the forest
Cite this entry
APA

woodkern. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woodkern

MLA

“woodkern.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woodkern. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “woodkern,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woodkern.

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