mosstrooper
[maws-troo-per, mos-]
- a marauder who operated in the mosses, or bogs, of the border between England and Scotland in the 17th century.
- any marauder.
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Historical Examples of mosstrooper
Yes; and the mosstrooper now lies in the Donjon with iron on wrist and ankle.
The MosstrooperRobert Scott Fittis
“If I had known you were such a mosstrooper you should have tasted longer of the Bass,” says he.
CatrionaRobert Louis Stevenson
“Ay; I had almost forgotten,” returned Sir James, as he went in search of the mosstrooper.
The MosstrooperRobert Scott Fittis
"If I had known you were such a mosstrooper you should have tasted longer of the Bass," says he.
David Balfour, Second PartRobert Louis Stevenson
mosstrooper
- a raider in the border country of England and Scotland in the mid-17th century
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Word Origin for mosstrooper
C17 moss, in northern English dialect sense: bog
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