different between leatherwood vs featherwood

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leather +? wood

leatherwood (plural leatherwoods)

Blend of feather +? peckerwood

featherwood (plural featherwoods)

(prison slang) A white female inmate, especially one who is racist or who is a member of a race-based prison gang.

1999, in Cold new world: growing up in a harder country:
Angela would tear herself away from the TV and finish opening the can, declaring herself “a skin bitch, a Featherwood.” Someone at the window would shout, “Check out this Fender!” And the others would rush to the window […]
2007, Gang investigations: a street cop's guide (edited by Derrick Watkins, Richard Ashby), page 115:
Any white man in prison is referred to as a "peckerwood," which is similar to "honky"; a white female would be a "featherwood." Be alert for "peckerwood" or " 100% wood" tattoos, and avoid classifying individuals as gang members based on these marks alone.

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