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mosstrooper

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moss⋅troop⋅er

  [maws-troo-per, mos-]
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–noun
1. a marauder who operated in the mosses, or bogs, of the border between England and Scotland in the 17th century.
2. any marauder.
Origin:
1645–55; moss + trooper

Related forms:
moss⋅troop⋅er⋅y, noun
mosstrooping, noun, adjective
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