COUREUR DE BOIS


Meaning of COUREUR DE BOIS in English

Pronunciation: ku ̇ - ˌ r ə r-d ə - ' bwä

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural coureurs de bois \ same \

Etymology: Canadian French, literally, woods runner

Date: 1700

: a French or métis trapper of No. America and especially of Canada

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