tall timbers

tall timbers

n. some remote well-forested place; the boondocks. Oh, Chuck lives out in the tall timbers somewhere. He only has a post office box number.
See also: tall, timber
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • tall timber
  • tall drink
  • tall one
  • timber
  • head for (the) tall timber
  • head for tall timber
  • a tall drink of water
  • order
  • (yeah,) sure
  • Yeah, right!
References in classic literature
"It's head for tall timber, and the Greeks take the hindermost," adjudged the cheerful sailor, while Ole was stuttering over what would happen when we came to the end of the river.
Tales of the Fish Patrol
The Malaise trap was located at the Tall Timbers Research Station in a rich patch of hardwood trees.
First record of Vanhorniidae (Hymenoptera: Proctotrupoidae) from Florida
Fire frequency effects on vegetation in north Florida pinelands: another look at the long-term Stoddard Fire Research Plots at Tall Timbers Research Station.
Survival and cause-specific mortality of female eastern wild turkeys in two frequently-burned longleaf pine savannas
The lid of a car trunk and the top of a mailbox show how high flood waters have reached in the Tall Timbers subdivision of Haughton, La., Wednesday, March 9.
Epic flooding inundates Southern U.S. causing heavy property damage
My grandparents lived in a house called Tall Timbers which had the most amazing garden for exploring, it was an idyllic playground.
THE TEN MINUTE INTERVIEW In association with
Researchers at Florida's Tall Timbers Research Station, a non-profit forest and wildlife research facility near Tallahassee, have also restored quail to significantly higher numbers on some southeastern properties.
Are quail on the rebound? Numbers are down, but there is hope for the future
Senior Lindsey Burke was the only Bromfield player able to stake some claim amongst the tall timbers as she recorded 11 rebounds.
Suzies dominate game in the paint; Winn, Copeland strong down low
Her home for the week was Lapwing, a redwood lodge, with three double bunks and en-suite, in the Tall Timbers development at Boreatton.
Dishing the dirt on action-packed week; Young writer Meredith Benson, 11, enjoys an adventure break with PGL
She also starred in "Tall Timbers" in 1940, before heading to Hollywood.
Shirley Ann Richards
Her home for the week was Lapwing, a redwood lodge, with three double bunks and en suite, in the Tall Timbers development at Boreatton.
Child's play grows up
Her home for the week was Lapwing - a redwood lodge with three double bunks and en-suite in the Tall Timbers development at Boreatton.
holidays: action packed; Children-only adventure holidays are increasingly big business. JO BENSON and 11-year-old daughter MEREDITH report on an action-packed getaway in the heart of Shropshire
5 2nd dam Catawba granddam of Tall Timbers, winner of Newmarket Handicap, Newcastle-Gr3 15 Joesakic placed twice at 6 in Sweden
Horse Racing: CATALOGUE UPDATES
They are quite confident in their scrum and they've got a couple of tall timbers in the second row, which can cause us problems with regard to line-outs.
Young backs Lions rest policy as Martyn sits out
THE CANVAS: Tall timbers of the Pacific Northwest, a winning ticket, a taxing timetable
The artist: Rick Ashabraner
The students 1) interviewed the mayor and a civil engineer who specializes in wastewater treatment, 2) collected and tested water samples at various locations with an Environmental Protection Agency scientist, 3) invited a river management analyst from Florida State University to speak to the biology classes, 4) met with a representative of the Tall Timbers Research Station in Tallahassee, 5) attended Tallahassee's Apalachee Audubon Society meetings and interviewed Tallahassee's water quality specialist, and 6) met with Holly Blalock-Herod of the U.S.
All it takes is a little mussel