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- noun
Hillspeople .
Etymologies
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Examples
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But they would certainly have been capable of wiping out all human life on the North American continent, minus some Inuit or hillfolk in Alaska or something.
Matthew Yglesias » Cold War Hawks and the Soviet Economy 2010
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He once made a living swapping automobile parts for groceries or booze with the local hillfolk.
Confederates Charles Dodd White 2009
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The hillfolk have the banjos out and they are going to play the tune!
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He once made a living swapping automobile parts for groceries or booze with the local hillfolk.
Confederates 2009
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The old hillfolk always said that was proof of its power as a spring tonic and blood cleanser, but these days, the smell is viewed with a less tolerant eye.
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They were a smashing success, and not just among the other transplanted hillfolk who recognized them for what they were and drooled accordingly.
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He knows his audience well ignorant hillfolk so good for him.
Think Progress » O’Reilly: iPods Are Endangering America 2006
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“Say, these nice, barefoot hillfolk will lead us out of this creepy forest …”
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If she surrendered and abided, she would likewise slowly become one with the hillfolk.
The Boat of a Million Years Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1989
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Though decades had passed since hillfolk celebrated rites at her spring, she still wore the knotted leather garments of the clans.
Shadowfane Wurts, Janny 1988
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