Coureurs de bois

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Meaning

It is a French word meaning "Runners of the woods"

True Definition

When the French Colonized in the new world, they were abundant in the trade of beaver skins. The fur traders who went to trade with the Native Americans for the beaver pelts were called Coureurs de Bois or Coureurs des Bois.

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