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Moss-trooper - Wikipedia
Moss-troopers were brigands of the mid-17th century, who operated across the border country between Scotland and the northern English counties of ... en.wikipedia.org
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MOSS-TROOPER Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of MOSS-TROOPER is one of a class of 17th century raiders in the marshy border country between England and Scotland. www.merriam-webster.com
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MOSSTROOPER Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
noun · a marauder who operated in the mosses, or bogs, of the border between England and Scotland in the 17th century. · any marauder. mosstrooper. / ... www.dictionary.com
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Moss Troopers vs Border Reivers - Clan Irving
Moss troopers on the other hand were landless bandits, usually operating in wandering gangs, lurking in the mosses and maintaining themselves by highway robbery ... clanirving.com
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Moss Trooper | Thriving pub in Greater Manchester
Welcoming, traditional pub in the thriving Timperley. Serving best home cooked, British pub classics and award winning cask ale. www.mosstrooperpub.co.uk
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moss-trooper
ˈmoss-trooper [moss n.1 1.] One of a class of marauders who infested the ‘mosses’ of the Scottish Border, in the middle of the seventeenth century; a border freebooter.1651 Whitelocke Mem. 14 Feb. (1853) III. 289 The Scots, in a village called Geddard..set upon captain Dawson as he returned from pur... Oxford English Dictionary
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moss-trooper - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
moss-trooper (plural moss-troopers). (historical) Any of a band of raiders or bandits who marauded the Scottish borders in the 17th century. Categories:. en.wiktionary.org
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Moss-trooper - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
a marauder and plunderer (originally operating in the bogs between England and Scotland) www.vocabulary.com
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moss-trooper, n. meanings, etymology and more
The earliest known use of the noun moss-trooper is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for moss-trooper is from 1645, in Acts of Parliament of ... www.oed.com
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Moss Troopers – CLAN CARRUTHERS -BORDER REIVERS
Related to The Border Reivers, ”Moss” Troopers were Mounted former Parliamentarian Cavalry from the then recent English Civil Wars (17th Century). Under a ... carrotherscarruthers.wordpress.com
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MOSS-TROOPER - Definition & Meaning - Reverso English Dictionary
Moss-trooper definition: historical raider in 17th century Scottish borders. Check meanings, examples, usage tips, pronunciation, domains, related words. dictionary.reverso.net
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Border reivers
The initial acts include the Moss Trooper Act 1677 (29 & 30 Cha. 2. c. 2), the Moss Trooper Act 1685 (1 Ja. 2. c. 14), the Moss Trooper Act 1695 (7 & 8 In literature The reivers were romanticised by writers such as Sir Walter Scott (Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border), although he also used the term Moss-trooper wikipedia.org
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moss
▪ I. moss, n.1 (mɒs) Forms: 1, 3, 6 mos, 2, 6 mose, 4–6 mosse, 5 moos, mosh, 4– moss. [OE. mos neut., bog (also 12th c. mose moss), corresponding to MDu., MLG. mos bog, also moss, lichen, mildew (Du. mos moss), OHG., MHG. mos (mod.G. moos) bog, moss, MSw., Da. mos:—OTeut. *muso{supm}; declensional v... Oxford English Dictionary
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Patrick O'Moore
War Brides (1946) Cloak and Dagger (1946) To Each His Own (1946) Rendezvous 24 (1946) Moss Rose (1947) Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1947) Bulldog Drummond Jungle Gents (1954) Khyber Patrol (1954) The Sea Chase (1955) Moonfleet (1955) The Virgin Queen (1955) The Black Whip (1956) Copper Sky (1957) Trooper wikipedia.org
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bog-trotter
bog-trotter (ˈbɒg-ˌtrɒtə(r)) [f. bog n. + trotter.] † 1. One accustomed to make his way across bogs, or to run to bogs for refuge. Obs.1700 Rycaut Hist. Turks III. 276 Being very nimble and active, and a kind of Bog-trotter, Achmet escaped over a Marsh. 1755 Johnson, Bog-trotter, one that lives in a... Oxford English Dictionary
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