shunpike
Americannoun
verb (used without object)
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Etymology
Origin of shunpike
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; shun + (turn)pike
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Instead of Spanish Revival next door to Polynesian fantasy, we get snide alt-weekly riffing alongside academic theory, punctuated by lots of delightfully shunpike Southern California lore.
From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2020
Yet its riches don’t just belong to English majors or historians, or even all the shunpike travelers who, to this day, refuse to leave home without at least one state guide in the glove compartment.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2020
He even suggested that had Grant’s aide, Rowley, not caught up to him on the shunpike, Wallace might have saved the day at Shiloh.
From Slate ● Mar. 26, 2013
The aide found him on the shunpike, headed unwittingly toward the Confederate rear.
From Slate ● Mar. 26, 2013
Hurrying to a livery-stable, he hired a horse and buggy and a lantern, and drove to the shunpike.
From The Captain's Toll-Gate by Stockton, Frank Richard
Meanwhile, travellers have long avoided bridges which charge tolls to cross by practising the art of "shunpiking" - taking longer routes to get around paying.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2016
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