COUREUR DE BOIS


Meaning of COUREUR DE BOIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ku̇-ˌrər-də-ˈbwä ]

noun

( plural coureurs de bois same )

Etymology: Canadian French, literally, woods runner

Date: 1700

: a French or métis trapper of North America and especially of Canada

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