Leatherstocking
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Nickname of Natty Bumppo, the protagonist of James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales, who grew up with Native Americans and adopted their customs; from leather + stocking.
Noun[edit]
Leatherstocking (plural Leatherstockings)
- A man who develops survival skills in order to live in the wild, away from civilization.