/bak"woodz"/ , n.
1. ( often used with a sing. v. ) wooded or partially uncleared and unsettled districts.
2. any remote or isolated area.
adj. Also, backwood, backwoodsy .
3. of or pertaining to the backwoods.
4. unsophisticated; uncouth.
[ 1700-10, Amer.; BACK 1 + WOODS ]
Syn. 2. hinterland, provinces, wilds, woodland; sticks, boondocks, boonies, bush, backwater.