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Mosstrooper — Moss troop er, n. [Moss + trooper.] One of a class of marauders or bandits that formerly infested the border country between England and Scotland; so called in allusion to the mossy or boggy character of much of the border country. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mosstrooper — [môs′tro͞op΄ər] n. [< Scot moss, a swamp < ME mos: see MOSS] 1. any of the raiders who infested the swampy borderland between England and Scotland in the 17th cent. 2. a marauder … English World dictionary
Mosstrooper — Mosstroopers waren Räuber, die während und nach der Zeit des Commonwealth in Schottland ihr Unwesen trieben. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Geschichte 2 Wortherkunft 3 Siehe auch 4 Literatur … Deutsch Wikipedia
mosstrooper — n. thief, robber; one of a gang of marauders or bandits that operated in the bogs on the English and Scottish borders during the 17th century … English contemporary dictionary
mosstrooper — noun a person who lived by plundering property in the Scottish Borders in the 17th century … English new terms dictionary
mosstrooper — moss•troop•er [[t]ˈmɔsˌtru pər, ˈmɒs [/t]] n. 1) why a marauder who operated in the mosses, or bogs, of the border between England and Scotland in the 17th century 2) why any marauder • Etymology: 1645–55 … From formal English to slang
mosstrooper — /ˈmɒstrupə/ (say mostroohpuh) noun one of the class of marauders who infested the mosses or bogs of the border between England and Scotland in the 17th century. –mosstrooping, noun –mosstrooping, adjective …
Mosstrooper — /ˈmɒstrupə/ (say mostroohpuh) noun an Australian horse which won the major hurdle and steeplechase races in Victoria in 1929–30 …
mosstrooper — n. a freebooter of the Scottish Border in the 17th c … Useful english dictionary
Moss-trooper — Mosstroopers waren Räuber, die während und nach der Zeit des Commonwealth in Schottland ihr Unwesen trieben. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Geschichte 2 Wortherkunft 3 Siehe auch 4 Literatur 5 Gedicht … Deutsch Wikipedia
