- mosstrooping
- mossˈtrooping noun and adjective• • •Main Entry: ↑moss
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
mosstrooping
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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 — mosstroopery, n. mosstrooping, n., adj. /maws trooh peuhr, mos /, n. 1. a marauder who operated in the mosses, or bogs, of the border between England and Scotland in the 17th century. 2. any marauder. [1645 55; MOSS + TROOPER] * * * … Universalium
