Woodward \Wood"ward`\, n. (Eng. Forest Law) An officer of the forest, whose duty it was to guard the woods.
Woodward
n 1: United States historian (born in 1908) [syn: {C. Vann
Woodward}, {Comer Vann Woodward}]
2: United States chemist honored for synthesizing complex
organic compounds (1917-1979) [syn: {Robert Burns Woodward}]