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Definitions by Joe DeP

Nigger in the Woodpile 

This metaphor refers to the solution to a puzzling problem. The context is that a hiding black slave would blend into the woodpile and wouldn't be noticed at first glance.
"Ah, now you've found the 'nigger in the woodpile.'"
Nigger in the Woodpile by Joe DeP October 23, 2007