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mosstrooper

N คนที่ ปล้น ขโมย ตาม แนว ชายแดน ระหว่าง อังกฤษ และ สก็อตแลนด์ ใน สมัยก่อน

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MOSSTROOPER

Moss "troop `er, n. Etym: [Moss + trooper. ]

Defn: 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.

New American Oxford Dictionary

mosstrooper

moss troop er |ˈmôsˌtro͞opər ˈmɔstrupər | ▶noun historical a person who lived by plundering property in the border region between England and Scotland during the 17th century.

Oxford Dictionary

mosstrooper

moss |troop ¦er |ˈmɒstruːpə | ▶noun a person who lived by plundering property in the Scottish Borders during the 17th century.